A recent study shows that among the new sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the most injured were: BMX Freestyle, with 22% of its athletes injured, followed by skateboarding with 21% and karate with 19%.
Overall, nine percent of the 11,300 athletes in Tokyo suffered an injury, compared with eight percent at the Rio 2016 Games, 11 percent at the London 2012 Olympics and 10 percent at Beijing.
The main author of the study, Torbjorn Soligard, who works in the medical and scientific department of the IOC, (International Olympic Committee) told the French news agency AFP: "It is important to note that more than half of the injuries recorded did not lead to a loss of time from the competition."
By the way, the strict corona restrictions meant that this was the Olympics with the fewest sick athletes among the athletes - only 3.9 sick for every 100 athletes, compared to 7.2 in London, when 0.2 of the athletes were infected with corona and in most cases, did not participate in the end.
Eight percent of Paralympic athletes were injured in Tokyo, down from 12 percent at the Rio and London Games, but the injuries sustained were more severe.
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