Acute in-competition medical care at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: a retrospective analysis.
Hideharu TanakaShota TanakaHiroyuki YokotaYasuhiro OtomoTomohiko MasunoKousuke NakanoManabu SugitaTakahiko TokunagaKatsuhiko SugimotoJunichi InoueNagisa KatoTomoya KinoshiSyuji SakanashiHironori InoueHiroto NumataKoshi NakagawaTetsuya MiyamotoTakao AkamaPublished in: British journal of sports medicine (2023)
Injuries and heat-related illnesses were lower than expected at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games. No catastrophic events occurred. Appropriate preparation including illness prevention protocols, and treatment and transport decisions at each venue by participating medical personnel may have contributed to these positive results.