{
  "id": 612008,
  "title": "Prioritize routine screening and regular monitoring of elite athletes' mental health, says sports body",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/prioritize-routine-screening-and-regular-monitoring-of-elite-athletes",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T22:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-prioritize-routine-screening-regular-elite.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sports bodies should prioritize routine screening and regular monitoring of elite athletes' mental health to tackle the high prevalence of mental health issues among this group, concludes an International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}