14 September 2023

Garnbret raises RED-S awareness with Olympics

Olympic.com has made an interview with Janja Garnbret where she addresses the eating disorder problem in competition climbing.

"This is something that really does break my heart, so that's why I decided to raise my voice there and tell my opinion because people are risking their lives for a very small part of their life called career and after that they can have serious health consequences. And this is not what we want."

The first time the eight-time world champion spoke out on the subject was in an IFSC meeting in December 2022. Two months ago, IFSC Medical Commission Doctors Volker Schöffl and Eugen Burtscher resigned in protest as a consequence of the non-action of the IFSC concerning the RED-S problems of the athletes.
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