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  Exclusive: Demand from athletes and staff for mental health support is up almost 80 per cent on the same period last year as we close in on the Tokyo Olympics. The Australian Institute of Sport confirmed the spike and said the impact of COVID was the primary or secondary issue in 79 per cent of the referrals. Safety and vaccination were part of the concerns with Games preparation and selection, work stress and general wellbeing also among the key themes. The AIS Mental Health Referral Network (MHRN) has received as many referrals in March 2021 as were received in January and February ...

Sport by Julian Linden Premium Content   The first modern Olympic Games held in an odd-numbered year, Tokyo 2021 is going to be very different from all of the others. As the world's biggest multi-sports event, the level of planning that goes into running an Olympic Games is already mind-boggling but the extra biosecurity challenges caused by the global pandemic have elevated Tokyo to a whole new level of complexity. It may not appear that unusual to anyone casually watching events unfold on television, but rest assured, nothing on the ground at Tokyo ...