School of Kinesiology working with Athletics Canada for Tokyo Olympics

With the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to take place this summer in Japan, the School of Kinesiology expects to have significant on-site representation working with Athletics Canada (Canada’s Track & Field athletes).

Dr. Trent Stellingwerff, Adjunct Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Senior Advisor for Innovation & Research at the Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific, will be working with Athletics Canada in his capacity as Lead of Sports Science & Sports Medicine. Dr. Gareth Sandford, a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in both the School of Kinesiology and the CSI Pacific, will be providing scientific support in his capacity as Physiologist for Athletics Canada. School of Kinesiology Professor Michael Koehle will also be traveling with the team as a Sports Medicine Physician for Athletics Canada.

All three will be on-site providing scientific and medical support to athletes at their acclimatization pre-competition camp in Gifu, Japan. During the Games, Dr. Stellingwerff will be based in Tokyo, while Drs. Sandford and Koehle will be in Sapporo, the site of the marathon and Race Walk competitions. KIN Post-doctoral Fellow, Dr. Cameron Gee will also travel with the para-Olympians as a Physiologist.

This work is part of a long collaboration between Drs. Stellingwerff and Koehle, who have co-supervised a number of graduate students and trainees through the School.