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Athlete Safety and Return to Competition

Updated 2026-06-08 14:15 UTC 1 source Neutral

BBC Sport explores the challenges athletes face when playing with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and what happens if an ICD goes off. Meanwhile, British boxer Joe Joyce prepares for a heavyweight match in Moscow.

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Britain's Joe Joyce will return to the ring for the first time in more than a year when he faces undefeated Russian heavyweight Artem Suslenkov in Moscow.
2026-06-08 13:52 UTC
BBC Sport
BBC Sport explores how athletes with cardiac health issues are able to continue playing, the risks, and what happens when an ICD goes off.
2026-06-08 13:59 UTC
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