Abstract
BackgroundInjury perceptions and related risk-mitigating interventions are context-dependent. Despite this, most injury surveillance systems guided by established consensus statements are not context-specific as they do not integrate stakeholders’ perspectives. Accordingly,...
Highlights
Understanding the incidence and characteristics of injuries in each sport helps to implement more effective preventive measures
No serious or catastrophic injury was recorded during wrestling competitions of the Tokyo Olympic Games, and most injuries were minor
The overall rate of wrestling injuries during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was higher than the 2016 Rio Games but lower than the 2012 London Olympic Games
Summary
Existing studies have reported that female athletes are at increased risk of particular injury types e.g. ACL rupture and bone stress injury, and have reduced risk of others e. g. hamstring injury. Existing studies have reported that female athletes are at increased risk of particular injury types e.g. ACL rupture and bone stress injury, and have reduced risk of others e. Other sport-specific studies have reported that female athletes generally have higher risk of injury in some sports, lower risk in others. No previous study has compared male and female injury rates across a range of summer Olympic sports
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