Ireland’s two Olympic-bound triathletes, Aileen Reid and Bryan Keane have declared themselves ready for the Rio Games. With the 2016 Olympics just over seven weeks away, Reid and Keane are about to depart Ireland for their final preparation races and training camps before they arrive in Rio in August. The pair will spend much of the coming weeks training at altitude in … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Olympians Ready for Rio Triathlon
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Olympians live longer than the general population … but cyclists have no survival advantage over golfers
Olympic medallists live longer than the general population, regardless of country of origin, medal won, or type of sport played, finds a study in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com . A second study comparing athletes who trained at different physical intensities, found that those from high or moderate intensity sports have no added survival benefit over athletes from low … [Read more...] about Olympians live longer than the general population … but cyclists have no survival advantage over golfers