How do the new Olympic sports compare with the traditional Olympic sports? Injury and illness at the 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Kathrin SteffenTorbjorn SoligardMargo Lynn MountjoyIgnacio DalloAlan Maximiliano GessaraHernan GiuriaLeonel Perez AlaminoJoaquin RodriguezNatalia SalminaDaniel VelozRichard BudgettLars EngebretsenPublished in: British journal of sports medicine (2019)
The overall injury incidence of 15.5 injuries per 100 athletes was higher, while the overall illness incidence of 8.4 illnesses per 100 athletes was similar to previous youth and Olympic Games. The new sports did not differ significantly compared with the other sports with respect to injury and illness risk.