A Japanese national sports institution has halted its investigation into the relationship between the genes of top athletes and their performance as well as injury risk, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.The Japan Institute of Sports Sciences launched the study in fiscal 2017, but concerns grew internally that the information could be misused, the source said, adding the research was suspended in fiscal 2022.The institution, a division of the Japan Sport Council, made the decision, taking into account the opinions of external experts, but has not informed the more than 2,000 ath…READ FULL ARTICLE
