Mind Games: Understanding psychological challenges of being an Olympian

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Visualisation, blocking out the noise and being focussed are among the techniques that are often talked about but are they as easy to implement in a highly competitive environment?

The Paris Games, starting on Friday, will be a gathering of 10,500 athletes, 117 of them from India, competing for a mere 329 medals.

Human excellence is often closely linked to human fortitude and Olympics is the prime example of it.

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Topics: Indian Sport Psychologists Association Olympic Games Fortitude Queensland Heritage Register Olympics 2024 2024 Olympics Beijing Fortis Healthcare The Olympics Fortis Sleep scientist Sports psychologist Sports psychologist and president Paris Olympics Athlete Fortitude Valley The Paris Games Keerthana Swaminathan Abhinav Bindra Divya Jain Queensland Nanaki J Chadha Performance Psychologist Olympics Hospitals

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