date:Jun 22, 2012
Even a miniscule drop in performance can be difference between winning and finishing third or fourth in some Olympic events and getting the right nutritional balance to fuel and hydrate athletes can often play a vital role in making those all important differences, says Jeni Pearce, head of performance nutrition at the English Institute Sport.
If you are a weight class athlete, the right nutrition can of course be critical. But even for other sports, you can lose hundredths of a second of ti