Publications by authors named "Natalia Salmina"
Objective: To describe injuries and illnesses across traditional and new sports among the participating athletes of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games (BA YOG) (6-18 October 2018).
Methods: We recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee (NOC) medical teams and (2) in the polyclinic and medical venues manned by the BA YOG 2018 medical staff.
Results: In total, 3.
Objective: To describe the incidence of injuries and illnesses sustained during the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, hosted by PyeongChang on 9-25 February 2018.
Methods: We recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all National Olympic Committee (NOC) medical teams and (2) in the polyclinic and medical venues by the PyeongChang 2018 medical staff.
Results: In total, 2914 athletes (1210 women, 42%; 1704 men, 58%) from 92 NOCs were observed for occurrence of injury and illness.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the injuries and illnesses experienced by athletes during the 2016 Rio Olympics, gathering data from medical teams and staff.
- A total of 11,274 athletes participated, with 1101 injuries and 651 illnesses reported, translating to 9.8 injuries and 5.4 illnesses per 100 athletes over the event duration.
- BMX cycling, boxing, and mountain biking had the highest injury rates; illnesses were mainly respiratory or gastrointestinal, with 8% of athletes injured and 5% ill, slightly lower than previous Summer Olympics.