Young Investigators Award
ORAL
1st place
Chiel Poffé
Abstract title: INTERMITTENT EXOGENOUS KETOSIS FACILITATES THE REHABILITATION OF MUSCLE DISUSE ATROPHY
Country: Belgium
Affiliation: KU Leuven
2nd place
Maarten Overkamp
Abstract title: RESISTANCE-TYPE EXERCISE TRAINING COUNTERACTS THE IMPACT OF ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY ON MUSCLE FIBRE CHARACTERISTICS IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS
Country: Netherlands
Affiliation: Maastricht University
3rd place
Sven Egger
Abstract title: SHORT-TERM BALANCE CONSOLIDATION RELIES ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX (M1): A RTMS STUDY
Country: Switzerland
Affiliation: University of Fribourg
4th place
Erin Calaine Inglis
Abstract title: THE EFFECT OF DOMAIN-SPECIFIC EXERCISE INTENSITY PRESCRIPTION ON MAXIMAL AEROBIC CAPACITY IN YOUNG HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Country: Canada
Affiliation: University of Calgary
Equal 5th place
Alessio Marciano
Abstract title: MENTAL FATIGUE REDUCES TIME TO EXHAUSTION IRRESPECTIVELY FROM EXERCISE INTENSITY|
Country: Italy
Affiliation: University of Pavia
Raffaele Mazzolari
Abstract title: CARDIORESPIRATORY ADAPTATIONS AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN RESPONSE TO HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING IN DISTANCE RUNNERS: PHYSIOLOGICAL VS RACE PACE APPROACH
Country: Spain
Affiliation: University of the Basque Country
Ine Nieste
Abstract title: REPLACING SITTING WITH LIGHT-INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE DAY VERSUS 1 BOUT OF VIGOROUS-INTENSITY EXERCISE: SIMILAR CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH EFFECTS IN MS
Country: Belgium
Affiliation: Hasselt University
George Pavis
Abstract title: SHORT-TERM MUSCLE DISUSE DOES NOT AFFECT MUSCLE PROTEIN FRACTIONAL BREAKDOWN RATES UNDER FASTED OR FED CONDITIONS
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Exeter
Fabio Sarto
Abstract title: CHANGES IN NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION TRANSMISSION STABILITY, MOTOR UNIT PROPERTIES AND RELATED GENE EXPRESSION WITH SHORT-TERM UNLOADING AND RETRAINING
Country: Italy
Affiliation: University of Padova
Giacomo Valli
Abstract title: DEGENERATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL IN HUMANS IS DETECTABLE AFTER 10 DAYS OF LIMB SUSPENSION AND IS COMPLETELY RECOVERED AFTER A 21 DAYS TRAINING INTERVENTION
Country: Italy
Affiliation: University of Padova
POSTER
1st place
Thorben Aussieker
Abstract title: COLLAGEN AND WHEY PROTEIN INGESTION DO NOT INCREASE MUSCLE CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATES DURING RECOVERY FROM EXERCISE IN MALE AND FEMALE RECREATIONAL ATHLETES
Country: Germany
Affiliation: Maastricht University
2nd place
Bas Van Hooren
Abstract title: ESTIMATION OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS USING POWER DATA: VALIDATION AGAINST DOUBLY-LABELLED WATER
Country: Netherlands
Affiliation: Maastricht University
3rd place
Maria Venegas-Carro
Abstract title: JUMPING VS. RUNNING: EFFECTS OF EXERCISE MODALITY IN A SIX-WEEK HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING ON AEROBIC CAPACITY AND NEUROMUSCULAR PERFORMANCE
Country: Germany
Affiliation: University of Konstanz
4th place
Raki Kawama
Abstract title: PASSIVE MUSCLE STIFFNESS IS ACUTELY DECREASED BY ECCENTRIC EXERCISE AT LONG MUSCLE LENGTHS WITH A LONG DURATION
Country: Japan
Affiliation: University of Tsukuba
GSSI Sports Nutrition Award
1st place
Devin McCarthy
Abstract title: EFFECT OF ACUTE KETONE BODY SUPPLEMENTATION ON CARDIORESPIRATORY EXERCISE RESPONSES
AND THE INFLUENCE OF BLOOD ACIDOSIS: A RANDOMIZED, CROSSOVER TRIAL
Country: Canada
Affiliation: McMaster University
2nd place
Stefan Kadach
Abstract title: UPTAKE AND UTILIZATION OF 15N-LABELLED DIETARY NITRATE BY SKELETAL MUSCLE
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Exeter
3rd place
Samantha Rowland
Abstract title: EFFECT OF ACUTE DIETARY NITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION ON CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION AND EXERCISE TOLERANCE IN WOMEN USING ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Loughborough University
Joint 4th place
Ino Van Der Heijden
Abstract title: A HIGH-PROTEIN VEGAN DIET IMPROVES BLOOD-BORNE INDICES OF CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH BUT DOES NOT ALTER MICRONUTRIENT STATUS COMPARED WITH AN ISONITROGENOUS OMNIVOROUS DIET DURING RESISTANCE TRAINING
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Exeter
Glenn Van Lieshout
Abstract title: PRE-SLEEP PROTEIN INGESTION STIMULATES MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATES DURING POSTEXERCISE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY
Country: Netherlands
Affiliation: Maastricht University Medical Centre
EJSS Best Paper Award
Laurent Malisoux
Abstract title: Effect of shoe cushioning on landing impact forces and spatiotemporal parameters during running: results from a randomized trial including 800+ recreational runners
Country: Luxemburg
Affiliation: Luxembourg Institute of Health
Kevin Tipton Travel Grant Award
Anika Pretorius
Country: South Africa
Affiliation: Stellenbosch University
Charles Urwin
Country: Australia
Affiliation: Deakin University
Karen Mackay
Country: Australia
Affiliation: Queensland University of Technology
Merve Nur Uçak
Country: Turkey
Affiliation: Hacettepe University
ECSS Travel Grant
Wale Olaosebikan
Country: Nigeria
Affiliation: Joseph Ayo Babalola University
Saqib Javaid
Country: Pakistan
Affiliation: University of Ulster
Mahdieh Seraji
Country: Iran
Affiliation: Allameh Tabatabai University
Bengt Saltin Run
Male
1st: Furukawa Hiroaki 00:14:12
Country: Japan
Affiliation: University of Tokyo
2nd: Bas van Hooren 00:14:29
Country: Netherlands
Affiliation: Maastricht University
3rd: Suzuki Jota 00:15:02
Country: Japan
Affiliation: Shinshu University
Female
1st: Kerry McGawley 00:19:23
Country: Sweden
Affiliation: Mid Sweden University
2nd: Elise Lander 00:20:04
Country: Norway
Affiliation: Norwegian School of Sport Science
3rd: Kim van Vossel 00:20:10
Country: Belgium
Affiliation: Ghent University
Young Investigators Award
ORAL
1st place
Tamara Valenčič
Abstract title: MOTOR UNIT BEHAVIOUR ADJUSTMENTS DIFFER DURING INTERMITTENT AND SUSTAINED ISOMETRIC KNEE EXTENSION TASKS TO FAILURE
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Loughborough University
2nd place
Tatsuhiro Yamaguchi
Abstract title: ENDURANCE TRAINING COUNTERACTS AGE-RELATED FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS OF NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION IN MICE
Country: Japan
Affiliation: University of Tokyo
3rd place
Myrthe Stalmans
Abstract title: EXOGENOUS KETOSIS IMPROVES HYPOXIC TOLERANCE AND MAINTAINS BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION IN HYPOXIC CONDITIONS
Country: Belgium
Affiliation: KU Leuven
4th place
Alexander Jansson
Abstract title: DETERIORATING EQUIVALENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SWEDEN? USING SIBLING CORRELATION TO ESTIMATE THE EFFECT OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON GRADES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION BETWEEN 2000 – 2017
Country: Sweden
Affiliation: Malmö University
Equal 5th place
Andrew Davies
Abstract title: FEASIBILITY OF INTEGRATING AN EXERCISE SPECIALIST SUPPORTED BY MHEALTH TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN AN ADOLESCENT COMPLICATIONS FROM EXCESS WEIGHT SERVICE: MOTIVATE-CEW
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Liverpool John Moores University
Fabian Möller
Abstract title: PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE RESPONSES TO HYPEROXIC EXERCISE IN SCUBA-DIVING
Country: Germany
Affiliation: German Sport University Cologne
Nisha Maria Prabhu
Abstract title: CAUSAL ROLE OF PREFRONTAL CORTEX IN MOTOR LEARNING AND COGNITIVE PROCESSING: A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLINDED AND SHAM-CONTROLLED BRAIN STIMULATION STUDY
Country: Germany
Affiliation: Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Casper Soendenbroe
Abstract title: A POTENTIAL MECHANISM FOR THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE ON NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION WITH AGEING
Country: Denmark
Affiliation: Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen
Harry Taylor
Abstract title: SHORT-TERM LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY DOWN-REGULATES CIRCULATING TRIIODOTHYRONINE AND BONE FORMATION MARKERS IN MALES, WHILST SKELETAL MUSCLE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IS PRESERVED
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Liverpool John Moores University
Thibaux Van der Stede
Abstract title: HISTAMINE ORCHESTRATES AN EXERCISE-INDUCED INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN THE HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLE MICROENVIRONMENT DRIVING GLYCOGEN RESYNTHESIS
Country: Belgium
Affiliation: Ghent University
POSTER
1st place
Camille Fazzari
Abstract title: DYNAMICS OF NEUROMUSCULAR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROGRESSIVE REDUCTION OF EXTERNAL FORCES
Country: France
Affiliation: Aix-Marseille University
2nd place
Philipp Barzyk
Abstract title: AI-SMARTPHONE MARKERLESS MOTION CAPTURING OF COUNTER-MOVEMENT-JUMP KINEMATICS
Country: Germany
Affiliation: University of Konstanz
3rd place
Nijia Hu
Abstract title: CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY CHANGES AND MODULATION INDUCED BY SHORT-TERM BALANCE PERTURBATION TRAINING
Country: Finland
Affiliation: University of Jyväskylä
4th place
Chit Kay Leung
Abstract title: EFFECTS OF ONCE-WEEKLY HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING ON DXA-DERIVED VISCERAL ADIPOSITY IN CENTRALLY OBESE ADULTS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Country: Hong Kong
Affiliation: University of Hong Kong
GSSI Sports Nutrition Award
1st place
Sam West
Abstract title: INGESTION OF MYCOPROTEIN, PEA PROTEIN OR THEIR BLEND SUPPORT COMPARABLE POST-EXERCISE MYOFIBRILLAR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS RATES IN RESISTANCE TRAINED INDIVIDUALS.
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Exeter
2nd place
Luuk Hilkens
Abstract title: THE EFFECT OF COMBINED JUMP TRAINING AND COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENTATION ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN MALE AND FEMALE ELITE CYCLISTS
Country: Netherlands
Affiliation: HAN University of Applied Sciences
3rd place
Eloise Tarry
Abstract title: NUTRITIONAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF PEAK FAT OXIDATION IN MODERATELY TRAINED MEN
Country: Denmark
Affiliation: University of Copenhagen
Joint 4th place
Kirsty Reynolds
Abstract title: PERI-EXERCISE L-CITRULLINE SUPPLEMENTATION REDUCED EXOGENOUS GLUCOSE UTILISATION, WITHOUT ALTERING ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE OR GASTROINTESTINAL DAMAGE IN MALE CYCLISTS
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Loughborough University
Harry Taylor
Abstract title: SHORT-TERM LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY DOWN-REGULATES CIRCULATING TRIIODOTHYRONINE AND BONE FORMATION MARKERS IN MALES, WHILST SKELETAL MUSCLE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IS PRESERVED
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Liverpool John Moores University
EJSS Best Paper Award
Eero A. Haapala
Abstract title: Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in children
Country: Finland
Affiliation: University of Jyvaskyla https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17461391.2021.1892830
Travel Grants
GSSI Travel Grant Award
William Thomas Jardine
Country: Australia
Affiliation: Deakin University
Chen Yi Chen
Country: Japan
Affiliation: National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
Christina Karpouzi
Country: Greece
Affiliation: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
ECSS YIA Travel Grant
Cassidy de Franca
Country: South Africa
Affiliation: University of Pretoria
Gustavo Oliveira de Silva
Country: Brasil
Affiliation: University de Julho
ECSS Travel Grant
Kosar Abbaspour
Country: Iran
Affiliation: University of Tabriz
Mahta Eskandarnejad
Country: Iran
Affiliation: University of Tabriz
Shiva Ebrahimpour Nosrani
Country: Iran
Affiliation: Allameh Tabataba'i University
Bengt Saltin Run
Male
1st: Andrew Heyes
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Birmingham
2nd: Furukawa Hiroaki
Country: Japan
Affiliation: University of Tokyo
3rd: Paulo Puccinelli
Country: Brazil
Affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Female
1st: Rachel Gifford
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: University of Birmingham
2nd: Verena Vorspohl
Country: Germany
Affiliation: Ruhr Universität Bochum
3rd: Kristine Lange
Country: Denmark
Affiliation: University of Copenhagen
Coming soon!
Following our congress bidding procedure, it’s our pleasure to announce the 25th, 26th, and 27th ECSS annual congress.
Please find the current status of each congress below:
25th ECSS Anniversary Congress 2020, 28-30 October 2020
The 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science will be a virtual congress.
After careful consideration, and very detailed discussions, we have decided to cancel the ECSS Sevilla 2020 Congress and to organise the 25th ECSS Anniversary Congress, 28-30 October 2020, which will be a virtual congress. ECSS Sevilla will move to 2021 and will be a brand new congress.
We look forward to welcoming you to these beautiful European cities in the future! If you have any queries, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The ECSS Annual Congress is one of the leading sport science congresses in the world and includes a number of invited symposia as well as multi-, inter- and mono-disciplinary sessions including open discussions and interactive workshops. On a rotational basis, the congress is held in a different European location each year and welcomes around 3000 international sport scientists with academic and applied professions from all over the world. Please note that the congress is unlikely to return to the country where it has just taken place in the next five years.
We are looking for high-quality venues in exciting cities with engaged hosts who want to promote and develop the international sport scientific network.
The Bidding for 2026 to 2028 is completed, next Call for Bidding is to be expected for late 2025.
Please feel free to send expressions of interest as well as questions relating to the general requirements of the bidding procedure to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Future congresses
30th Annual Congress ECSS Rimini 2025
29th Annual Congress ECSS Glasgow 2024
Previous Congresses
28th Annual Congress ECSS Paris 2023
27th Annual Congress ECSS Sevilla 2022
26th Annual Congress ECSS Virtual 2021
25th Annual Congress ECSS Virtual 2020
24th Annual Congress ECSS Prague 2019
23rd Annual Congress ECSS Dublin 2018
22nd Annual Congress ECSS MetropolisRuhr 2017
21st Annual Congress ECSS Vienna 2016
20th Annual Congress ECSS Malmö 2015
19th Annual Congress ECSS Amsterdam 2014
18th Annual Congress ECSS Barcelona 2013
17th Annual Congress ECSS Brussels 2012
16th Annual Congress ECSS Liverpool 2011
15th Annual Congress ECSS Antalya 2010
14th Annual Congress ECSS Oslo 2009
13th Annual Congress ECSS Estoril 2008
12th Annual Congress ECSS Jyväskylä 2007
11th Annual Congress ECSS Lausanne 2006
10th Annual Congress ECSS Belgrade 2005
9th Annual Congress ECSS Clermont-Ferrand 2004
8th Annual Congress ECSS Salzburg 2003
7th Annual Congress ECSS Athens 2002
6th Annual Congress ECSS Cologne 2001
5th Annual Congress ECSS Jyväskylä 2000
4th Annual Congress ECSS Rome 1999
3rd Annual Congress ECSS Manchester 1998
2nd Annual Congress ECSS Copenhagen 1997
1st Annual Congress ECSS Nice 1996
CONTACT US
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