Table 1

Response rate and incidence of injuries and illnesses

Size of NOC (athletes)<3030–100>100Total
NOC (n)319343
Athletes (n)6521423381132
NOCs with participating physician59317
Response rate, forms returned by NOC physicians (n, %)27(18.7)69(95.8)24(100)120(88.2)
Injuries reported by NOC physicians282666120
Injuries reported only by the venue clinics4161057
Total injuries (n)693276177
Injuries per 1000 athletes10.622.522.515.6
Illnesses reported by NOC physicians47172589
Illnesses reported by the venue clinics1271029
Total illness (n)592435118
Illness per 1000 athletes9.016.910.410.4
  • NOCs more than 100 athletes (three): China, Indonesia, Thailand.

  • NOCs with 50–100 athletes (nine): Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, India, Japan, Qatar, Syria, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam.

  • NOCs with <30 athletes (31): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Magnolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Palestine, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Timor Leste, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

  • NOC, National Olympic Committee.