Sports injury and illness incidence in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: A prospective study of 11274 athletes from 207 countries

Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Palmer, Debbie; Manuel Alonso, Juan; Bahr, Roald; Días Lópes, Alexandre; Dvořák, Jiří; Grant, Marie‐Elaine; Meeuwisse, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Oliveira Pena Costa, Leonardo; Salmina, Natalia; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-097956

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Sports injury and illness incidence in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: A prospective study of 11274 athletes from 207 countries

Published in British Journal of Sports Medicine • Jul 29, 2017

Authors:

Torbjørn Soligard

Kathrin Steffen

Debbie Palmer

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the pattern of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, hosted by Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. METHODS: We recorded the daily incidence of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee (NOC...

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Athletes

Incidence (geometry)

Prospective cohort study

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