Location and type of in-competition time-loss injuries regarding different championships and discipline categories
| Number of time-loss injuries according to location and diagnosis per championship and per discipline category | All 13 championships* | Outdoor | Indoor | Youth/junior | Jumps | Short distances | Middle distances | Long distances | Marathon | Race walks | Throws | Combined events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head/neck | 5† (0.9%) | 5† (1.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4† (5.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6%) |
| Concussion | 1† | 1† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cervical spine injury | 2† | 2† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Others | 2† | 2† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trunk | 32† (5.9%) | 27 (5.9%) | 1 (1.9%) | 4 (13.8%) | 9† (13.6%) | 9 (5.2%) | 1 (2.9%) | 3† (4.2%) | 2 (3.6%) | 3 (14.3%) | 3 (13.6%) | 2 (3.2%) |
| Strain/muscle rupture/tear | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sprain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nerve injury | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cramps/spasm | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Others | 12† | 11† | 0 | 1 | 4† | 3 | 0 | 2† | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Upper extremity | 33† (6.1%) | 29† (6.3%) | 3 (5.8%) | 1 (3.4%) | 1 (1.5%) | 8† (4.6%) | 0 | 5 (6.9%) | 3 (5.5%) | 1 (4.8%) | 4 (18.2%) | 6 (9.5%) |
| Fracture | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dislocation/subluxation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Strain/muscle rupture/tear | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sprain | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tendinosis/bursitis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Contusion/bruise | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cramps/spasm | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Others | 3† | 3† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2† | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hip/groin | 35† (6.5%) | 33† (7.2%) | 2 (3.8%) | 0 | 3 (4.5%) | 16 (9.2%) | 0 | 3 (4.2%) | 5 (9.1%) | 2 (9.5%) | 2 (9.1%) | 3 (4.8%) |
| Strain/muscle rupture/tear | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tendinosis/bursitis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contusion/bruise | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cramps/spasm | 6 | 5† | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2† |
| Others | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thigh | 187† (34.5%) | 150† (32.5%) | 24 (46.2%) | 13 (44.8%) | 17† (25.8%) | 94 (54.0%) | 11 (32.4%) | 10 (13.9%) | 8 (14.5%) | 9 (42.9%) | 4 (18.2%) | 23† (36.5%) |
| Strain/muscle rupture/tear | 153† | 120† | 22 | 11 | 14 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21† |
| Tendinosis | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contusion/bruise | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cramps/spasm | 22† | 21† | 0 | 1 | 2† | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Others | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knee | 52† (9.6%) | 45† (9.8%) | 5 (9.6%) | 2 (6.9%) | 8† (12.1%) | 14† (8.0%) | 1 (2.9%) | 10† (13.9%) | 3 (5.5%) | 0 | 2 (9.1%) | 10† (15.9%) |
| Ligamentous/tendon rupture | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dislocation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sprain | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cartilage lesion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contusion/bruise | 17† | 14† | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7† | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tendinosis/bursitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Others | 9† | 8† | 0 | 1 | 1† | 4† | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2† |
| Lower leg | 79† (14.6%) | 68† (14.8%) | 8 (15.4%) | 3 (10.3%) | 4† (6.1%) | 19 (10.9%) | 10 (29.4%) | 20 (27.8%) | 13 (23.6%) | 2 (9.5%) | 4 (18.2%) | 5 (7.9%) |
| Fracture | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strain/muscle rupture/tear | 38 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Contusion/bruise | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tendinosis/bursitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cramps/spasm | 20† | 17† | 3 | 0 | 3† | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Others | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Achilles tendon | 20 (3.7%) | 19 (4.1%) | 1 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.0%) | 4 (2.3%) | 4 (11.8%) | 2 (2.8%) | 4 (7.3%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.2%) |
| Rupture | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tendinosis/bursitis | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ankle | 46† (8.5%) | 36† (7.8%) | 6 (11.5%) | 4 (13.8%) | 15† (22.7%) | 7 (4.0%) | 3 (8.8%) | 11† (15.3%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (13.6%) | 5† (7.9%) |
| Fracture | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sprain | 35† | 30† | 3 | 2 | 14† | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5† |
| Contusion/bruise | 4† | 1† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foot | 53 (9.8%) | 49 (10.6%) | 2 (3.8%) | 2 (6.9%) | 7 (10.6%) | 3 (1.7%) | 4 (11.8%) | 4 (5.6%) | 17 (30.9%) | 4 (19.0%) | 0 | 6 (9.5%) |
| Fracture | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sprain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Strain/muscle rupture/tear | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Contusion/bruise | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fasziitis/tendinosis | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cramps/spasm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 542† | 461† | 52 | 29 | 66† | 174† | 34 | 72† | 55 | 21 | 22 | 63† |
Others: abdomen cramps, abdominal contusion, abrasion, blistering, bone injury (non-fracture), capsulitis, impingement, laceration, muscle pain, no information, others, rib contusio, sacrum spondyloptosis, skin lesion, swelling, tendinosis lumbar spine, thoracic spine spasm, upper back bruise.
*Time-loss injuries with no information on discipline category included.
†Two injuries at different locations within one player.