New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

2022103 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Torbjørn Soligard · International Olympic Committee

Debbie Palmer · University of Nottingham

Kathrin Steffen · Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center

Alexandre Días Lópes · Northeastern University

Natalia Grek

Kentaro Onishi · University of Pittsburgh

Tomoyuki Shimakawa · Koujin Hospital

Abstract

Overall, 9% of the athletes incurred an injury and 4% an illness during the Games. Comprehensive countermeasures helped mitigate both COVID-19 and exertional heat illnesses.

Topics & Keywords

Sports injuries and prevention Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 57, Issue 1, pp. 46-54

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106155

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