Shuji Sakanashi, Hideharu Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yokota, Yasuhiro Otomo, Tomohiko Masuno, Kousuke Nakano, Junichi Inoue, Manabu Sugita, Takahiko Tokunaga, Nagisa Kato, Tomoya Kinoshi, Hironori Inoue, Hiroto Numata, Koshi Nakagawa, Ryo Sagisaka, Shota Tanaka, Tetsuya Miyamoto, Takao Akama
This study aimed to identify the reasons for transferring athletes to local medical facilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Data on 567 injuries and other illnesses of athletes treated at the on-site clinics were collected from the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. Of these, 84 athletes who required outpatient care during the Games were registered for this survey. During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 66 (8.3/1 000) and 18 (7.2/1 000) athletes, respectively, consulted external medical facilities...
March 2024: Sports medicine and health science