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The article discusses the proceedings at the International Youth Forum of Compatriots on Sports sponsored by the Government Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad (GCCLA) held in Moscow, Russia, on April 13, 2013, and April 14, 2013. The article discusses presentations delivered by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, honored master of sports and state Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova, and a statement adopted by the forum on the importance of the Olympic movement.

The article discusses the commercialization and professionalization of sports in Sweden. During the 20th century, sports was characterized by the principal amateurism that rendered the Nordic countries their special identity and character. As the Swedish Sports Confederation abolished the amateur rules in 1967 the old national movement organization opened itself up towards the modern actors of the Swedish market, namely, the national state and the market. Certain parts of Swedish sport are heavily commercialized, but in other parts the activities remain on just about under the same circumstance. Commercialization of sports means to manufacture an object for profitable business activities. From this follows that commercial sports is not primarily arranged for the sake of sports but for making profit. A milestone was passed in this regard at the Swedish Sport Conference in 1999 by the Swedish Football Association and the Swedish Sports Confederation.

The article reports on the National Athletic Therapy Association 2007 Annual Meeting news regarding recommendations for athletes with the sickle cell blood trait. Athletes with this genetic factor are at risk for exertional sickling, which sometimes causes collapse during exercise. Sickle cell complications have increased in sports related deaths since 1997.

Lists several upcoming events that are taking place in the field of sports medicine.

A calendar of events for the athletic medical industry is presented from November 2008 to February 2010 is presented which include the Sixth Annual Female Athlete Conference on November 7-8, the XXX FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine on November 18-23 and the 3rd International Football Medicine Conference on February 19-21.