Newswise — Sports writers: The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are quickly approaching, beginning August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The American College of Sports Medicine is happy to be your go-to source for expert sources for stories related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. ACSM is the world’s largest sports medicine organization and its multidisciplinary membership represents some of the world’s top authorities in sports medicine and exercise science. Whether your story is about human performance, sports injuries and prevention, sports psychology or other Olympic issues, ACSM can supply experts from a variety of sports-related disciplines to serve as a respected authority.Areas of expertise include but are not limited to:

• Human performance• Sport science• Clinical perspective on sports medicine topics• Biomechanics• Sports injury prevention and treatment• Sports nutrition

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