Faculty and students from the Department of Kinesiology at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF) represented Hungary with outstanding achievements at the 30th international conference of the European College of Sports Science (ECSS).
The educators and students of the Department of Kinesiology at the Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF) showcased Hungary’s excellence in sports science at the 30th ECSS conference—one of the world’s most prestigious gatherings in the field. The event, held in Rimini, Italy, from July 1 to 4 2025, attracted more than 3,200 registered participants from around the globe.
The TF delegation gave three oral presentations and five poster presentations, covering areas such as applied sports science, biomechanics, muscle function, and neuromuscular research.
Among the oral presenters were Dr András Hegyi, who reported on the velocity-dependent activation of hip extensor muscles in sprint specialists, and Dr Bálint Kovács, who analyzed differences in calf morphology between sprinters and long-distance runners. PhD student Mehmet Akman examined the properties of the Achilles tendon in young male and female athletes.
In the poster section, Dr János Négyesi gave a presentation on the assessment of cognitive functions in athletes, while PhD students, including Mohamed Emam, Jingyi Ye, and Linjie Zhang, presented their research on age-related muscle strength development, knee joint biomechanics, and the biomechanical effects of arch support. MSc student Eszter Malárik reported on an asymmetric knee movement profile observed during commonly used leg-strengthening exercises in healthy young adults.
TF participants at the conference:
János Négyesi: Vienna Test System: A widely used method for assessing cognitive function in the athletic population – A scoping review (poster presentation)
Bálint Kovács: Muscle shape comparison of the plantar flexor muscles between sprint and distance runners (oral presentation)
András Hegyi: Velocity-dependent neuromuscular excitation of hip extensor muscles in sprint-trained athletes (oral presentation)
Mohamed Emam (PhD student): Assessment of Muscle Function and Stretch-Shortening Cycle Performance in Older Adults: A Foundation for Eccentric Overload Resistance Training – A Pilot Study (poster presentation)
Jingyi Ye (PhD student): Velocity-Dependent Soleus Compensation for Gastrocnemius Function in Knee-Flexed Plantarflexion: Evidence from Neuromechanical and Morphological Synchronization (poster presentation)
Mehmet Akman (PhD student): Achilles Tendon Properties in Healthy Young Males and Females: A Pilot Study (oral presentation)
Linjie Zhang (PhD student, unable to attend): Transverse Arch Support Improves Gait Biomechanics of Females with Flexible Flatfoot
Eszter Malárik (MSc student, with Tibor Hortobágyi): Healthy Young Adults Execute Commonly Prescribed Leg Strength-Training Exercises with an Asymmetrical Knee Flexion-Extension Kinematics Profile (poster presentation)
