ECSS Young Investigators Award

ORAL

1st place
Alexander Zero 
Abstract title: ELECTRICALLY INDUCED TORQUE LOSS REDUCES MAXIMAL HUMAN MOTOR UNIT FIRING RATES
Country: Canada
Affiliation: The University of Western Ontario

2nd place
Giulia Sesa
Abstract title: DISCRIMINATION OR PROTECTION? INVESTIGATING THE ETHICS OF LIMITING PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING GROUNDS
Country: Belgium
Affiliation: KU Leuven, Belgium & Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

3rd place
Michele Zanini
Abstract title: THE EFFECT OF 90 AND 120 MIN OF RUNNING ON THE DETERMINANTS OF ENDURANCE RUNNING PERFORMANCE IN WELL-TRAINED MALE MARATHON RUNNERS
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Loughborough University

4th place
Mikaeli Carmichael
Abstract title: NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING: DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRACKING IN APPLIED SETTINGS
Country: Australia
Affiliation: La Trobe University

Equal 5th place
Fenja Deister
Abstract title: IN VIVO ANTERIOR TALOFIBULAR LIGAMENT STRAIN IN LATERAL ANKLE INJURY AND HEALTHY-MATCHED CONTROLS ASSESSED VIA STRESS IMAGING ARTHROMETRY
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: London South Bank University

Hannah Sophia Hofmann
Abstract title: EXPLORING ELITE SPORTS IN THE THEATER: A MIXED-METHOD ANALYSIS OF WORK AND PERFORMANCE ABILITY, AND WORKPLACE CHALLENGES IN PROFESSIONAL DANCE
Country: Germany
Affiliation: German Sport University Cologne

Marie Korzepa 
Abstract title: RESISTANCE EXERCISE ELEVATES DAILY MYOFIBRILLAR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATES SIMILARLY IN MIDDLE-TO-OLDER AGED MALES AND FEMALES
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Birmingham

Chit Kay Leung
Abstract title: EFFECTS OF ONCE-WEEKLY AND THRICE-WEEKLY HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING ON LEAN MASS IN ADULTS WITH CENTRAL OBESITY: A PRELIMINARY SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Country: Hong Kong
Affiliation: The University of Hong Kong

Francesco Salvaggio
Abstract title: COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NEURAL, MUSCULAR AND MECHANICAL DETERMINANTS OF THE RATE OF FORCE DEVELOPMENT
Country: Italy
Affiliation: University of Turin

Marcelle Schaffarczyk
Abstract title: RESISTANCE EXERCISE ELEVATES DAILY MYOFIBRILLAR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATES SIMILARLY IN MIDDLE-TO-OLDER AGED MALES AND FEMALES
Country: Germany
Affiliation: Medical School Hamburg

POSTER

1st place
Ingrid Eythorsdottir
Abstract title: CAN WE COMPARE JUMP HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS ACROSS DIFFERENT FORCE PLATFORM SYSTEMS?
Country: Norway
Affiliation: The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

2nd place
Cristina Calvo Estelrich
Abstract title: EFFECTS OF A CREATIVE DANCE PROGRAM ON CREATIVITY AND WELL-BEING IN ADULTS: A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH
Country: Spain
Affiliation: University of Lleida

3rd place
Aoi Nishino
Abstract title: THE EFFECT OF COMBINING NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION WITH TOWEL CURL EXERCISE FOCUSING ON THE ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI MUSCLE ON STANDING BALANCE
Country: Japan
Affiliation: Kobe University

4th place
Alejandra Monsegue
Abstract title: HIGH-INTENSITY RESISTANCE EXERCISE TRAINING AND PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION RESULT IN GREATER STRENGTH GAINS WHEN COMPARED TO STANDARD REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Country: Netherlands
Affiliation: Maastricht University

GSSI Sports Nutrition Award

1st place
Freyja Haigh
Abstract title: INGESTION OF A VARIETY OF PROTEIN-RICH WHOLE-FOODS RESULTS IN SIMILAR POST-EXERCISE WHOLE-BODY AND MYOFIBRILLAR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATES COMPARED WITH A PROTEIN ISOLATED FROM WHOLE-FOOD IN YOUNG ADULTS
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Exeter

2nd place
Sophie Hannon
Abstract title: CO-INGESTING WHEY PROTEIN WITH DUAL SOURCE CARBOHYDRATE ENHANCES AMINO ACID AVAILABILITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING POST-EXERCISE LIVER GLYCOGEN RESYNTHESIS
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University

3rd place
Nicki Pourhashemi
Abstract title: THE IMPACT OF SEX, MENSTRUAL PHASE, AND ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE ON THE ANABOLIC SENSITIVITY TO DIETARY LEUCINE AT REST AND AFTER RESISTANCE EXERCISE
Country: Canada
Affiliation: University of Toronto

4th place
Henry Martyn
Abstract title: CO-INGESTION OF A KETONE ESTER SUPPRESSES EXOGENOUS CARBOHYDRATE OXIDATION IN MALE CYCLISTS WHEN FEEDING 120 G.H-1 CARBOHYDRATE COMPARED WITH CARBOHYDRATE ALONE
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Liverpool John Moores University 

5th place
Loïs Mougin
Abstract title: DOES DEHYDRATION IMPAIR EXOGENOUS CARBOHYDRATE OXIDATION DURING PROLONGED RUNNING IN A HOT ENVIRONMENT?
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Loughborough University

EJSS Best Paper Award

Ella S. Smith et al.
Abstract title: MINIMAL INFLUENCE OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE OR HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES ON PERFORMANCE IN FEMALE RUGBY LEAGUE ATHLETES
Country: Australia
Affiliation: Australian Catholic University
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12151

GSSI Travel Grant Award

Nicki Pourhashemi
Country: Canada
Affiliation: University of Toronto

Sofia Ferreira 
Country: 
Affiliation: McGill University

Ron Sternfeld
Country: Israel
Affiliation: Tel Aviv University


ECSS Travel Grant

Yassine Trabelsi
Country: Tunisia
Affiliation: Sousse Faculty of Medicine

Bengt Saltin Run

Male

1st: Isacco Costa
Country: Italy
Affiliation: University of Verona

2nd: Bas Van Hooren
Country: Netherlands
Affiliation: Maastricht University

3rd: Jeremy Briand
Country: Canada
Affiliation: Université de Montréal

Female

1st: Violeta Muñoz de la Cruz
Country: Spain
Affiliation: University of Castilla-La Mancha

2nd: Rebecca Randell
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Gatorade Sports Science Institute

3rd: Florence De Cock 
Country: Belgium
Affiliation: University of Liège