Muscle injury site by sport in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
| Type a | Type b | Type c incomplete tears | Type c complete tears | Total | |
| Athletics | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| Fencing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Handball | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Wrestling | 2 | 2 | |||
| Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | |||
| Field hockey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Basketball | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Football | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Softball | 1 | 1 | |||
| Equestrian | 1 | 1 | |||
| Volleyball | 2 | 2 | |||
| Aquatics | 2 | 2 | |||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | |||
| Judo | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 59 |
Anatomical site of muscle injury was classified as type a: myofascial, type b: muscle-tendon junction, type c: muscle injury which extends into the tendon.