Table 2

Country participation, coverage and response rate of the injury surveillance in international Athletics championships 2007–2012

Number of countriesNumber of countries participated (%)Number of athletes covered (%)Number of report forms returned (response rate %)
Outdoor: WOC and EOC and OG
 WOC 200720049 (24.5)1660 (83.7)333 (75.5)
 WOC 200920047 (23.5)1486 (69.9)382 (90.3)
 WOC 201120161 (30.3)1512 (78.5)515 (93.8)
 OG 2008*20492 (45.1)9672 (88.0)1314 (89.2)
 OG 2012*204†74 (36.3)9450 (89.4)1204 (95.7)
 EOC 20105024 (48.0)1153 (81.2)106 (73.6)
 EOC 20125030 (60.0)1244 (94.4)136 (90.7)
Indoor: WIC and EIC
 WIC 200814734 (23.1)362 (59.6)91 (89.2)
 EIC 20094528 (62.2)513 (99.2)72 (85.7)
 EIC 20114617 (37.0)413 (70.6)43 (84.3)
Total†(30.9)8343 (79.6)1678 (86.3)
  • Remarks: No data available for WIC 2010, WYC 2009 and WJC 2010.

  • *For OG, the results are given for all sports represented in OG, and not specifically for Athletics.

  • †OG excluded.

  • EIC, European Indoor Championships; EOC, European Outdoor Championships; OG, Olympic Games; WIC, World Indoor Championships; WJC, World Junior Championships; WOC, World Outdoor Championships; WYC, World Youth Championships.