Yorck Olaf Schumacher, Dan Kings, Rod Whiteley, Abdulaziz Dharman, Gabriel Taqtaq, Pierre Mc Court, Khalid Alkhelaifi, Stephen Targett, Louis Holtzhausen, Guido E Pieles, Peter Dzendrowskyj, Bashir Ahmed Zikria, Marcelo Bordalo, Ibrahim Al Hussein, Pieter D'Hooghe, Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Marco Cardinale
OBJECTIVE: The Football World Cup is among the biggest sporting events in the world, but data to inform the requirements of medical care for such tournaments are limited. This study describes the athlete and team medical services at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 . METHODS: Three different medical service entities were identified through a needs analysis based on expert advice, team physician interviews and questionnaires prior to the event: 'Team Services' to provide any workforce or equipment needs of the teams, a 'Polyclinic' to manage any acute medical demands, and a 'recovery centre' to improve game readiness throughout the tournament...
October 27, 2023: British Journal of Sports Medicine