The IAAF World Championships in 2019: interdisciplinary perspectives

Sport Science Program (Sport Performance; & Sport, Culture & Society Research Clusters) College of Arts and Sciences Monday, 14th May 2018

College of Medicine Building (H12 – room 0165) 3:00 – 8:00 pm

This symposium organised by Dr Bryna Chrismas (Assistant Professor, Sport Science Program) provides a holistic overview of hosting the IAAF World Championships in Doha 2019. Interdisciplinary talks discussed the physiological, performance, cultural and management perspectives of hosting these championships from the organizational and athlete perspective

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Prof. Marco Cardinale is the Head of Sports Physiology at for Sports Excellence. He has attended three Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and London 2012) as Head of Sports Science for Team GB and was the Head of sport science and research for the British Olympic Association from 2005 to 2013. He worked in elite sport in Italy, Spain, USA, UK before moving to and held advisory roles in international organizations and sports industries. Currently an honorary academic in University College London and University of St. Mark and St. John, has published on various areas of human performance.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marco_Cardinale

@Marco_Cardinale

Dr. Philip Graham-Smith is currently the Head of Biomechanics at the Aspire Academy of Sporting Excellence in Doha, Qatar. In addition to his academic career at Liverpool John Moores University and Salford University he was also the consultant Head of Biomechanics at the English Institute of Sport. He is a Fellow of BASES, a BOA registered Performance Analyst and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. He has over 26 years applied experience providing biomechanical support to UK Athletics and professional football and rugby clubs. Phil is also the co-founder of the ForceDecks system which seeks to engage other professions into utilising biomechanics in a practical way

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip_Graham-Smith

@PhilipGrahamSm2

Dr. Lee Taylor is the Head of Research Operations within the Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. His research focuses upon strategies to optimize training, competition and recovery relative to exercise within challenging environments, including extremes of heat and humidity. Dr Taylor performs practitioner roles translating his laboratory research conducted here at Aspetar and across the globe, to elite individual and team sport athletes/teams internationally (including Olympic sports).

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lee_Taylor2

@DrLeeTaylor

Dr Costas Georgakopoulos is a chemical engineer and studied at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He joined the Doping Control Laboratory of Athens in 1988 and was appointed as Laboratory Director in 1996. He was the organizer and director of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Antidoping Laboratory. Since 2007, he is ISO/IEC 17025 assessor. He is coordinator or partner of research projects funded by European Union, Greek and Qatari national funds, IOC and WADA. He is the scientific supervisor of Masters, PhD and postdoc studies. He was the World Association of Antidoping Scientists (www.waads.org) President the years 2008 and 2009. He is a former discus thrower and participated in the finals of the 1984 Olympic Games of Los Angeles. Since October 2011, he is the Doping Analysis Lab Director of the Antidoping Lab Qatar.

Mariam Farid – is a member of the Athletics National Team of Qatar, ambassador for the IAAF World Championship bid 2019 and student in Northwestern University

@MimiFarid98

Program

(15:00 - 15:45) Arrival, coffee and networking افتتاح الندوة Inauguration of the symposium 15.45 :15:45 الدكتور. راشد احمد الكواري Dr. Rashid Ahmed Al-Kuwari عميد Dean كلية اآلداب والعلوم College of Arts and Sciences جامعة قطر الدكتور. احمد ابوشوك Dr. Ahmed AbuShouk عميد مشارك للبحوث والدراسات العليا Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies كلية اآلداب والعلوم College of Arts and Sciences جامعة قطر Qatar University الدكتور. محفوظ عمارة Dr. Mahfoud Amara مدير Director برنامج العلوم الرياضية Sport Science Program كلية اآلداب والعلوم College of Arts and Sciences جامعة قطر Qatar University

الدكتورة برينا كريمساس Dr. Bryna Chrismas (أستاذ مساعد )منظم الندوة (Assistant Professor (symposium organiser برنامج العلوم الرياضية Sport Science Program كلية اآلداب والعلوم College of Arts and Sciences جامعة قطر Qatar University العروض التقديمية 25 دقيقة (Presentations )25 min األسئلة 5 دقائق (Questions (5 min 16:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 16:00 العنوان: إعداد الرياضيين للمنافسات الرئيسية: كيف يدعم علم :Title: Preparing athletes for major competitions الرياضة هذا المسار How sport science supports the journey البروفيسور ماركو كاردينال Prof. Marco Cardinale

16:30 – 17:00 Title: Biomechanics of jumping in elite athletes 17:00 - 16:30 العنوان: الميكانيكا الحيوية للقفز للرياضة النخبة Dr. Philip Graham-Smith الدكتور فيليب جراهام سميث 17:00- 17:30 17:00 - 17:30 العنوان: التغلب على الحرارة Title: Beating the heat الدكتور لي تايلور Dr. Lee Taylor

Coffee break (17:30 - 18:00) 18:00 - 18:30 18:30 - 18:00 العنوان: اتجاهات في مختبر مكافحة المنشطات وبيئة مكافحة Title: Trends in an Antidoping Laboratory and the المنشطات Antidoping Environment الدكتور كوستاس جورجاكوبولوس Dr Costas Georgakopoulos

18:30 - 19:00 19:00 18:30 العنوان: الدوحة 2019 - كسر الحواجز Title: Doha 2019 – Breaking barriers مريم فريد Mariam Farid 19:00 – 19:30 19:30 - 19:00 مائدة المستديرة Roundtable panel العنوان: التخطيط لحدث رئيسي: ما هوالمطلوب للنجاح؟ Title: Planning a major event: what does it take to البروفيسور ماركو كاردينال ?be successful الدكتور فيليب جراهام سميث Prof. Marco Cardinale الدكتور كوستاس جورجاكوبولوس Dr. Philip Graham-Smith الدكتور لي تايلور Dr Costas Georgakopoulos مريم فريد Dr. Lee Taylor نهى العيساوي Mariam Farid Noha Essawi 19:30 اختتام الندوة Closing of the symposium 19:30

Cluster: Sport, Culture and Society (SCS)

Coordinator: Dr. Mahfoud Amara ([email protected])

Cluster Profile: The SCS cluster is the Qatar University's first to focus exclusively on sport, culture and society. The purpose of this group is to examine the interplay between sport, culture and society at local, regional and international levels, applying multidisciplinary approaches in social sciences, including social psychology, sport sociology, sport policy and management, sport and cultural studies.

Vision Statement: The vision of the SCS cluster is to establish a multidisciplinary scientific culture and research team able to work collaboratively inside and outside Qatar University. The cluster also aims at conducting relevant research that can promote the sport environment within Qatar and the Gulf region as per the QNV 2030. More specifically, it consists in advancing the understanding of the relationship of cultural and societal factors with sport and/or physical activity participation (at elite or community levels; national and regional levels), and informing policy makers about up-to-date research findings and evidence-based research.

Mission Statement: The mission of the SCS is to lead interdisciplinary research within the field of sport and social sciences in Qatar and the Middle East and to contribute to knowledge in the sport and social science internationally. Another mission is to enable and support students, academic and scientists with particular interest in sport and exercise sciences to lead scientific studies and research in accordance with the needs of the Qatari society and beyond. A last mission is to help optimize practices and solutions for the society towards the QNV 2030.

Cluster: Sport Performance (SPC)

Coordinator: Dr. Monoem Haddad ([email protected])

Cluster Profile: The Sport performance cluster (SPC) is the first cluster within Qatar University to focus exclusively on the optimization of sport performance. This cluster aims to promote the development of scholarship and teaching, whilst establishing interdisciplinary research, and advancing knowledge about sport performance issues from the scope of multiple disciplines (e.g., physiology, psychology, biomechanics, nutrition, motor control).

Vision Statement: The vision of the SPC is to establish a multidisciplinary scientific culture and research team, able to work collaboratively inside and outside of Qatar University. The cluster also aims to conduct relevant research that promotes a ‘sport environment’ within Qatar and the Gulf region as per the QNV 2030. In order to achieve this vision the SPC will work to optimize sport performance across the scope of abilities (ie non-professional, youth and professional athletes) and genders in Qatar, through up-to-date evidence based research, via a method of sharing best practice with policy makers inside Qatar.

Mission Statement: The overall mission of the SPC is to lead interdisciplinary research within the field of sport and social sciences in order to optimize sport performance in Qatar, the Middle East and internationally. A secondary aim is to enable and support students, academics and scientists with particular interests in sport performance to lead scientific studies and research in accordance with the needs of the athletes and players in difference sports in Qatar and Internationally. Thirdly, the SPC aims to help optimize practices and solutions for the sport movement.

Symposium Report

The ‘Doha IAAF World Championships in 2019: interdisciplinary perspectives’ symposium organized by the Sport Science Program (SSP), College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, was held on Monday 14th May 2018. This symposium represented two of the SSP research clusters, namely; “Sport, Culture and Society”, and “Sport Performance”. The invited speakers were internationally recognized experts from Aspetar, Aspire Academy, and the Anti-Doping Laboratory in Qatar with specialized experience and direct involvement in the Doha IAAF World Athletics Championships in 2019. Additionally, Miss Mariam Farid (Qatar Athletics Federation sprinter, Doha 2019 bid ambassador and Northwestern student) aiming to compete at these championships presented, and engaged in a roundtable panel discussion. Dr. Bryna Chrismas, exercise physiologist in the SSP, and the coordinator of the event, explained that “this symposium focused on the interdisciplinary aspects of hosting the IAAF World Championships in Doha in 2019. The benefits and opportunities for the State of Qatar to host this prestigious event in the Middle East for the first time were clearly outlined by Miss Mariam, who reminded us all to follow our dreams” Miss Mariam Farid spoke about how hosting the World Championships in the Middle East for the first time will break down barriers, particularly for Arab females. “Wearing a hijab does not mean females cannot participate in sport”. Mariam showed what it meant to her, and the State of Qatar to host this event, and how she can inspire other young females in Qatar to take up sport. Professor Marco Cardinale the Head of Sports Physiology at Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence discussed how Sport Science can be used to successfully prepare athletes for these championships. Professor Marco shared his experience of the organization and management of international events, and where technology can play a role. Dr. Costas Georgakopoulos, the Doping Analysis Lab Director of the Anti-doping Lab Qatar, discussed the anti-doping environment and procedures that will be used throughout the event and by the WADA. Dr. Philip Graham-Smith the Head of Biomechanics at Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence shared his experience of working with elite jumpers, and demonstrated what would be needed to break the world records for high jump, long jump, and triple jump in Doha 2019. Dr. Lee Taylor the Head of Research Operations within the Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre at Aspetar discussed the challenges that the marathon and race walk athletes will face even with a midnight marathon, and what strategies can be used prior to, and during the event to attenuate any performance decrements and avoid any medical events. Overall, the symposium was an interactive, and engaging event, with best practice and knowledge shared between faculty, students, coaches, practitioners, researchers and athletes. The passion, motivation and excellence of all those that presented and attended was evident, and the opportunities for success at Doha 2019, and beyond, were clearly highlighted.