The 30th Olympiad took place in July 2024. At first glance, sports science and training of elite athletes may appear to be of little relevance to geriatric medicine. However, there are important parallels between the practice of geriatric medicine and elite sports and lessons that we can learn from our sports science colleagues. Elite athletes and older people are operating at the margins of physiological capacity. Both benefit from tailored, scientifically informed training programmes delivered and monitored by a multidisciplinary team. There are parallels between the comprehensive geriatric assessment and the philosophy of marginal gains pioneered by British Cycling. Insights into the biology of skeletal muscle function are beginning to translate into the development of clinical interventions and substances that offer an unfair advantage in sport by improving muscle strength and physical performance may be of therapeutic benefit in sarcopenia. The 2024 Olympics provide an opportunity for us to learn lessons for excellence in our research and provide an opportunity to promote exercise across the life course—important for healthy ageing.

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老年医学和奥林匹克精英运动——相似之处和理念


第 30 届奥林匹克竞赛于 2024 年 7 月举行。乍一看，运动科学和精英运动员的训练似乎与老年医学无关。然而，老年医学实践和精英运动之间存在重要的相似之处，我们可以从运动科学同事那里学习的经验教训。精英运动员和老年人在生理能力的边缘运作。两者都受益于由多学科团队提供和监测的量身定制的、有科学依据的培训计划。全面的老年病学评估与英国自行车协会开创的边际收益哲学之间存在相似之处。对骨骼肌功能生物学的见解开始转化为临床干预措施的开发，通过提高肌肉力量和身体表现在运动中提供不公平优势的物质可能对肌肉减少症具有治疗益处。2024 年奥运会为我们提供了一个机会，让我们在研究中吸取经验教训，并在生命过程中推广锻炼——这对健康老龄化很重要。