World-leading experts in sports science and medical care will gather in Tokyo this September as the World Athletics Health & Science Department presents the Global Summit on Athletics Science & Medicine.
The summit will take place on 19 September at the prestigious Ono Auditorium, Waseda University, during the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. It is aimed at physicians, sport scientists, coaches, physical therapists and other professionals involved in the care and performance of elite track and field athletes.
The one-day event will focus on contemporary medical and performance issues in athletics, delivered through keynote presentations, expert-led interactive sessions and live audience polling.
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required.
Topics on the agenda include:
• Gender diverse athletes in athletics
• Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
• Cardiac screening protocols in athletics
• EHS (exertional heat stroke) prevention and treatment
• Exercise-associated hyponatremia
• Use of baking soda as a performance aid
• Predictive tools for race dropout and heat illness risk
• Innovations in connected devices and data in athletics
• Pre-participation medical screening
• No-needle policy enforcement in elite sport
• Japan’s national experience in cardiac emergency response during marathons
Featured guest speakers
This year’s summit welcomes a distinguished group of international experts who bring deep insights into athlete health and safety:
• Dr Yuri Hosokawa, Associate Professor at Waseda University and renowned expert in heat illness prevention and sport safety, will co-present on emerging strategies in EHS prevention and response.
• Dr Douglas Casa, CEO of the Korey Stringer Institute (University of Connecticut), will share global best practices for managing exertional heat stroke and preventing sudden death in sport.
• Dr David Bandiera, researcher specialising in athlete monitoring and heat illness prediction, will introduce new approaches to race risk assessment beyond traditional WBGT (wet-bulb globe temperature) models.
• Dr Tomohiro Manabe, Medical Director of the local organising committee for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, emergency physician and marathon medical response leader in Japan, will present insights from Japan’s national protocols in cardiac arrest response during endurance events.
The summit will feature highly interactive discussions using real-time polling tools to explore controversial and rapidly evolving topics in sports medicine. Participants will gain practical insights to improve athlete health, safety and performance.
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, a well-established healthcare company providing innovative products to help people maintain or improve their health, will be present throughout the conference to support the global summit and present their products to participants.
Full programme details and speaker bios are available here.
For more information, contact: healthandscienceevents@worldathletics.org