Agatha Gibbons

Apr 15, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Holly Thorpe |Agatha Gibbons |Stacy Sims

Lydia Ko reacts to her birdie on the 16th green during the third round of the Palos Verdes Championship. Photo / APLast weekend's LPGA event in California will likely be remembered as much for what was said as the golf that was played. Asked about some on-course treatment she'd needed for back pain, world number three Lydia Ko replied matter-of-factly, "It's that time of the month."The candid reference to her menstrual cycle had Golf Channel commentator Jerry Foltz flummoxed.

Feb 26, 2024 | bjsm.bmj.com | Agatha Gibbons |Charles R. Pedlar |Keakaokawai Varner Hemi |Georgie Bruinvels

AbstractObjective This study aims to investigate how athlete ethnicity is discussed in the inclusion and exclusion criteria, methodology, findings, and conclusions of research focused on menstrual health in sports science and medicine. Design A scoping review of sports-based research conducted on athletes related to (1) menstrual health and ethnicity, (2) how researchers include/exclude participants based on ethnicity and (3) how ethnicity is discussed.