Quiz · The Science Behind Elite Performance

Question 1What is the main topic of this talk about elite athletes?

Why athletes should spend less time in training centres How modern sport science helps turn talented athletes into champions Why instinct is still the only tool coaches can trust How athletes can avoid working with nutritionists and psychologists

Question 2How is athletes' sleep managed scientifically, according to the talk?

With darkened rooms, fixed nightly routines, and strict rules about screens With long afternoon naps and late morning training sessions With sleeping pills prescribed by the team doctors each night With extra hours in bed only before the biggest competitions

Question 3What concern do critics raise about expensive advances in sport science?

They make athletes train for too many hours each day They cause more injuries during important competitions They reduce the number of spectators at major events They give wealthy sporting nations an unfair advantage over poorer ones