In-competition injuries and performance success in combined events during major international athletics championships
Objectives: To analyse the potential association between in-competition injuries and performance success (determined as "winning a medal") in combined events during international athletics championships.
Methods: Newly incurred injuries were prospectively reported daily by the national medical teams and/or by the local organising committee physicians during 18 international athletics championships. Participation, climatic conditions and performance (medals) were collected retrospectively from the internet. Potential association between injury and performance success (win a medal) were analysed using an adjusted stepwise multiple regression and risk indicators presented as Odd Ratios (OR) (95%CI). Then, the proportions of injured competing athletes were descriptively presented among ranked and dropped-out, and medallist and non-medallist athletes.
Results: A total of 799 athletes competed in combined events during the included 18 championships, of these 134 (16.8%) had at least one injury. An adjusted stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that in-competition injury was significantly associated with lower odds of winning a medal (OR = 0.45 (95% CI 0.20-0.88)). The proportion of injured athletes was higher among the dropped-out than among the ranked athletes, and among non-medallists than medallists.
Design: This was a total population design.
Conclusions: During international athletics championships, being injured during a combined events competition was associated with lower odds of winning a medal. Injury prevention could contribute to improve performance success.
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Aiheet: | vamma yleisurheilu kansainvälinen suorituskyky internet analyysi kilpailu |
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Aihealueet: | biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet valmennusoppi voima ja nopeus urheilu |
Tagging: | Medaillenwertung |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.07.011 |
Julkaisussa: | Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport |
Julkaistu: |
2021
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Vuosikerta: | 24 |
Numero: | 2 |
Sivuja: | 152-158 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |