Studia Kinanthropologica 2024, 25(1):25-37 | DOI: 10.32725/sk.2024.007

Did cross-country skiers return to participate in Czech ski marathons after COVID-19? (Analysis of the participation of Czech athletes in selected classic technique ski marathons in the Czech Republic over the period 2014–2023)

J. Suchý1,2, & K. Vaňousová1
1 Univerzita Karlova, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra tělesné výchovy
2 Metodická komise Úseku běžeckého lyžování Svazu lyžařů ČR

The main goal of this article is the retrospective analysis of the Czech participation at six selected Czech cross-country marathons in classic technique in the period 2014-2023. The aim of the study was to find out, how the participation of these races has developed.
We concluded that it is not possible to clearly state how participation is developing, due to the cancellation of some races. The results of our analysis show that participation of men is clearly higher than participation of women. The category with the largest number of participants is under the age of 49. Total participation in six selected races has not developed in parallel.
Furthermore, the results of our analysis demonstrated that participation after the government restrictions associated with Covid-19 was unchanged. Therefore, these restrictions did not affect the interest of Czech competitors to participate in ski classic marathons in the Czech Republic.

Keywords: cross-country skiing; marathon; classic technique; participation; Covid19

Received: August 18, 2024; Revised: October 20, 2024; Accepted: October 29, 2024; Published: December 7, 2024  Show citation

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Suchý J, & Vaňousová K. Did cross-country skiers return to participate in Czech ski marathons after COVID-19? (Analysis of the participation of Czech athletes in selected classic technique ski marathons in the Czech Republic over the period 2014–2023). Studia Kinanthropologica. 2024;25(1):25-37. doi: 10.32725/sk.2024.007.
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