New sports, COVID-19 and the heat: sports injuries and illnesses in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Torbjorn Soligard Debbie Palmer Kathrin SteffenAlexandre Dias LopesNatalia GrekKentaro OnishiTomoyuki ShimakawaMarie-Elaine GrantMargo Lynn MountjoyRichard BudgettLars Engbretsen

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2022)

Overall, 9% of the athletes incurred an injury and 4% an illness during the Games. Comprehensive countermeasures helped mitigate both COVID-19 and exertional heat illnesses.

Keyphrases

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coronavirus disease
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