Submission of abstracts is closed!
The abstract must contain the following mandatory headings: ‘Introduction‘, ‘Materials and Methods‘, ‘Results‘ and ‘Conclusion‘.The abstract cannot exceed a total of 250 words including headings.
Full name, country of residence, title, and affiliation are required for all listed authors. You will be able to indicate if you prefer presentation by poster or oral communication, but please note that the scientific committee will ultimately decide the form of presentation.
Please be aware that all accepted abstracts will be presented and available on the #sportskongres app. Furthermore, all participants with an abstract chosen for a poster presentation must submit a high resolution .pdf file of their poster no later than 8th of february if they also want the poster published in our #sportskongres app. Also, in collaboration with BOSEM, all abstracts accepted for oral presentation will be published in BJSM Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, see the last ones published here.
Please note, we do not accept abstracts based on published results, if accepted for publication before September 1, 2025. Further, we do not accept abstracts that are based on the same results as an abstract that has previously been submitted to the congress.
Deadline: 20th October 4PM CEST
Oral presentations
Each presentation will be 8 minutes followed by 2 minutes of discussion in English. Presentations should be supported by PowerPoint slides with text in English. Based on the ratings of the judging panel – which consists of international experts, including scientific journal editors – the six best submitted abstracts will enter the oral presentation competition at the congress. In the competition, these six presentations will be judged by the same judging panel. There will be an award for the best and the second-best presentation.
Poster presentations
A formal poster walk will take place at the Sportskongres 2026. Presenters will have 3 minutes to present followed by 2 minutes of discussion. Posters can be a maximum of 120 cm (height) x 90 cm (width).
During the congress, the 10 posters with the highest abstract score, will be evaluated by the judging panel. There will be an award for the best poster at the congress, based on the summed scores of the judging panel.
Poster Award winners will be announced at the Gala dinner on Friday evening.