new research shows how athletes cope with post-Olympic life
- Written by Courtney Walton, McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mental Health in Elite Sports, The University of Melbourne
With the Olympics drawing to a close, many athletes will begin to turn their attention to a crucial yet daunting question: what’s next?
The Olympic Games are a unique event, with the potential for extreme highs and lows that accompany success, loss, injury, or regret. The experience of the games on athlete mental health goes far beyond the...





