TY - JOUR
PY - 2020//
TI - In-competition injuries and performance success in combined events during major international athletics championships
JO - Journal of science and medicine in sport
A1 - Edouard, Pascal
A1 - Navarro, Laurent
A1 - Pruvost, Jacques
A1 - Branco, Pedro
A1 - Junge, Astrid
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - 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. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1440-2440
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.07.011
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