text: Screening of Potential Cardiac Involvement in Competitive Athletes Recovering From COVID 19 An Expert Consensus Statement As our understanding of the complications of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID 19 evolve subclinical cardiac pathology such as myocarditis pericarditis and right ventricular dysfunction in the absence of significant clinical symptoms represents a concern The potential implications of these findings in athletes are significant given the concern that exercise during the acute phase of viral myocarditis may exacerbate myocardial injury and precipitate malignant ventricular arrhythmias Such concerns have led to the development and publication of expert consensus documents aimed at providing guidance for the evaluation of athletes after contracting COVID 19 in order to permit safe return to play Cardiac imaging is at the center of these evaluations This review seeks to evaluate the current evidence regarding COVID 19 associated cardiovascular disease and how multimodality imaging may be useful in the screening and clinical evaluation of athletes with suspected cardiovascular complications of infection Guidance is provided with diagnostic red flags that raise the suspicion of pathology Specific emphasis is placed on the unique challenges posed in distinguishing athletic cardiac remodeling from subclinical cardiac disease The strengths and limitations of different imaging modalities are discussed and an approach to return to play decision making for athletes post COVID 19 as informed by multimodality imaging is provided 