The research aimed to identify factors influencing elite female athletes’ health, wellbeing and performance. “Some of the numbers may surprise people though.”Hamilton is the director of performance health at HPSNZ - a role responsible for the health care provision across all carded sports in New Zealand. “Forty-seven per cent of elite female athletes have been diagnosed with iron deficiency sometime during their career,” says Hamilton. Supplied Professor Holly Thorpe says the survey aimed to identify factors influencing elite female athletes' health, wellbeing and performance. Thorpe has already completed international research focusing on elite female athletes and social media, but not in New Zealand.

Source: Stuff February 28, 2021 18:22 UTC