He pointed to the Olympic truce, signed by countries to protect athletes and spectators.

What can we do to protect athletes from themselves?

More than once he expressed the view that officials might have covered up test results to protect athletes or prevent embarrassment.

Sports officials would have been unable to protect important athletes by telling them about tests in advance, or by losing their samples.

The difference is that journalists no longer protect athletes as role models and heroes.

They see how our society, all we do is protect athletes.

Efforts to protect athletes from themselves are often futile.

Germany is also one of the first countries to implement biometric technology at the Olympic Games to protect German athletes.

In sports, hand wraps or other padding such as gloves may be used to protect athletes and practitioners from injuring themselves.

And I am convinced that we must make a special effort to protect young athletes more effectively.