Journal article
New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August 2021.
METHODS: We recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee (NOC) medical teams and (2) in the polyclinic and medical venues by the Tokyo 2020 medical staff.
Authors
Soligard T; Palmer D; Steffen K; Lopes AD; Grek N; Onishi K; Shimakawa T; Grant M-E; Mountjoy M; Budgett R
Journal
British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 46–54
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
January 2023
DOI
10.1136/bjsports-2022-106155
ISSN
0306-3674