Table 3

Number of athletes reporting preparticipation injury complaints and number of athletes reporting in-championship injuries, displayed by event groups and severity (n=698); in the case of several preparticipation injury complaints, only the main (worst) complaint is presented and in the case of several in-championship injuries only the first is presented

SprintsHurdlesMiddle distanceLong distanceMarathonRace walkingJumpsThrowsCombined eventsTotal
Registered athletes, n1906552675775947523698
Preparticipation injury complaint
 Athletes reporting preparticipation injury complaint, n (%)57 (30.0)25 (38.5)14 (26.9)15 (22.4)11 (19.3)20 (26.7)33 (35.1)21 (28.0)8 (34.8)204 (100)
 Athletes reporting preparticipation injury complaint per 1000 athletes300.0384.6269.2223.9193.0266.7351.1280.0347.8292.3
 Athletes with reduced participation injury complaint, n (%)24 (12.6)10 (15.4)6 (11.5)4 (6.0)3 (5.3)8 (10.7)11 (11.7)11 (14.7)1 (4.3)78 (100)
 Athletes with reduced participation injury complaint per 1000 athletes126.3153.8115.459.752.6106.7117.0146.743.5111.7
 Injury complaint severity score for athlete category, mean (SD)1.7 (3.1)2.6 (4.2)1.5 (3.1)0.9 (2.2)0.7 (2.2)1.2 (2.7)2.0 (3.5)1.5 (3.3)1.3 (2.6)1.6 (3.1)
In-championship injury
 Athletes with in-championship injury, n (%)18 (9.5)7 (10.8)1 (1.9)4 (6.0)4 (7.0)3 (4.0)5 (5.3)3 (4.0)4 (17.4)49 (100)
 Athletes with in-championship injury per 1000 athletes94.7107.719.259.770.240.053.240.0173.970.2
 Athletes with in-championship time-loss injury, n (%)9 (4.7)5 (7.7)1 (1.9)2 (3.0)3 (5.3)1 (1.3)2 (2.1)2 (2.7)2 (8.7)27 (100)
 Athletes with in-championship time-loss injury per 1000 athletes47.476.919.229.952.613.321.326.787.038.7