Torbjørn Soligard, Debbie Palmer, Kathrin Steffen, Alexandre Dias Lopes, Natalia Grek, Xuan He, Yan Wang, Marie-Elaine Grant, Brett G Toresdahl, Matthias Gilgien, Richard Budgett, Lars Engebretsen
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to describe the incidence of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games from 4 February 2022 to 20 February 2022. 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 Beijing 2022 medical staff. RESULTS: In total, 2848 athletes (1276 women, 45%; 1572 men, 55%) from 91 NOCs were followed prospectively for the occurrence of injury and illness...
October 24, 2023: British Journal of Sports Medicine