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Kelvin Kiptum and the Marathon Economy and Late-stage Decline of an Elite Long-distance Runner

How Kelvin Kiptum's even-split marathon racing maps onto running economy and late-stage decline — substrate management, fractional utilisation, and the leg

3 Aug 2026
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Hakan Çalhanoğlu and the Set-Piece Kicking Power of an Elite Dead-Ball Specialist

How Hakan Çalhanoğlu's free-kick and penalty mastery maps onto the dead-ball biomechanics of an elite playmaker — proximal-to-distal kinetic chain, support

2 Aug 2026
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Mathieu van der Poel and the Aerobic-Anaerobic Blend of an Elite Multi-Discipline Cyclist

How Mathieu van der Poel's success across road, cyclocross and MTB maps onto the aerobic-anaerobic blend — VO2max base, repeat-surge recovery and…

1 Aug 2026
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Ja Morant and the Highlight-Dunk Vertical Power Relative to Mass of an Elite Guard

How Ja Morant's highlight dunks map onto vertical power relative to mass — the concentric power, stretch-shortening cycle and relative-strength profile tha

31 Jul 2026
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Mike Maignan and the Diving Explosive Lateral Power of an Elite Goalkeeper

How Mike Maignan's corner-bound save profile maps onto diving explosive lateral power — the rate-of-force-development and perceptual-trigger system that de

30 Jul 2026
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Israel Adesanya and the Striking Distance Management and Reach of an Elite MMA Middleweight

How Israel Adesanya's 80-inch reach becomes a tactical variable — perception-action coupling at MMA striking range and the science of distance management.

29 Jul 2026
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and the 400 m Hurdles Stride Pattern and Economy of an Elite Hurdler

How Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 14-stride pattern between hurdles maps onto the aerobic-anaerobic economy of elite one-lap hurdling.

28 Jul 2026
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Marc-Andre ter Stegen and the Sweeper-Keeper Positioning Demand of an Elite Goalkeeper

How Marc-Andre ter Stegen's proactive area-extending game maps onto sweeper-keeper positioning — the perceptual-cognitive and sprint-recovery hybrid that d

27 Jul 2026
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Ryan Crouser and the Shot Put Explosive Rotational Power of an Elite Thrower

How Ryan Crouser's 23.56 m world record maps onto shot put explosive rotational power — the maximal-force, RFD and proximal-to-distal sequencing profile…

26 Jul 2026
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