• Best practice recommendations for body composition considerations in sport to reduce health and performance risks: a critical review, original survey and expert opinion by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) 

      Mathisen, Therese Fostervold; Ackland, Timothy; Burke, Louise M.; Constantini, Naama; Haudum, Judith; Meyer, Nanna L.; Mountjoy, Margo; Slater, Gary; Macnaughton, Lindsay S.; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: The assessment of body composition (BC) in sport raises concern for athlete health, especially where an overfocus on being lighter or leaner increases the risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and ...
    • Female athlete health domains: A supplement to the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 

      Moore, Isabel S.; Crossley, Kay M.; Bø, Kari; Mountjoy, Margo; Ackerman, Kathryn E.; Antero, Juliana da Silva; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Brown, Wendy J.; Bolling, Caroline S.; Clarsen, Benjamin Matthew; Derman, Wayne; Dijkstra, Paul; Donaldson, Amber; Elliott-Sale, Kirsty J.; Emery, Carolyn A.; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Junge, Astrid; Mkumbuzi, Nonhlanhla S.; Nimphius, Sophia; Verhagen, Evert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The IOC made recommendations for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injuries and illness in sports in 2020, but with little, if any, focus on female athletes. Therefore, the aims of this supplement to the IOC ...
    • How do the new Olympic sports compare with the traditional Olympic sports? Injury and illness at the 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina 

      Steffen, Kathrin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Mountjoy, Margo; Dallo, Ignacio; Gessara, Alan Maximiliano; Giuria, Hernan; Alamino, Leonel Perez; Rodriguez, Joaquin; Salmina, Natalia; Veloz, Daniel; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objective: To describe injuries and illnesses across traditional and new sports among the participating athletes of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games (BA YOG) (6–18 October 2018). Methods: We recorded the ...
    • The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on periodic health evaluation of elite athletes March 2009 

      Ljungqvist, Arne; Jenoure, Peter; Engebretsen, Lars; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Clough, Anthony; De Bondt, Guido; Dvorak, Jiri; Maloley, Robert; Matheson, Gordon; Meeuwisse, Willem; Meijboom, Erik; Mountjoy, Margo; Pelliccia, Antonio; Schwellnus, Martin; Sprumont, Dominique; Schamasch, Patrick; Gauthier, Jean-Benoit; Dubi, Christophe; Stupp, Howard; Thill, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      The Olympic Games is the largest sport event in the world. In Beijing, 10 500 athletes competed, selected from a large group of elite athletes in 204 countries. Sports participation on the elite level, aside from winning ...
    • Occurrence of injuries and illnesses during the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships 

      Alonso, Juan-Manuel; Tscholl, Philippe M.; Engebretsen, Lars; Mountjoy, Margo; Dvorak, Jiri; Junge, Astrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-12)
      Objective: To analyse the frequency and characteristics of sports injuries and illnesses incurred during the World Athletics Championships. Design: Prospective recording of newly occurred injuries and illnesses. ...
    • Prevention and management of non-communicable disease: The IOC consensus statement, Lausanne 2013 

      Matheson, Gordon; Klügl, Martin; Engebretsen, Lars; Bendiksen, Fredrik; Blair, Steven N.; Börjesson, Mats; Budgett, Richard; Derman, Wayne; Erdener, Ugur; Ioannidis, John P. A.; Khan, Karim M.; Martinez, Rodrigo; van Mechelen, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Sallis, Robert E.; Schwellnus, Martin; Shultz, Rebecca; Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Sundberg, Carl Johan; Weiler, Richard; Ljungqvist, Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-11)
      Morbidity and mortality from preventable, non-communicable chronic disease (NCD) threatens the health of our populations and our economies. The accumulation of vast amounts of scientific knowledge has done little to change ...
    • Sports injuries and illnesses during the Winter Olympic Games 2010 

      Engebretsen, Lars; Steffen, Kathrin; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Aubry, Mark; Dvorak, Jiri; Junge, Astrid; Meeuwisse, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Renström, Per; Wilkinson, Mike (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09)
      Background: Identification of high-risk sports, including their most common and severe injuries and illnesses, will facilitate the identification of sports and athletes at risk at an early stage. Aim: To analyse the ...
    • Sports injuries and illnesses in the 2009 FINA World Championships (Aquatics) 

      Mountjoy, Margo; Junge, Astrid; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Engebretsen, Lars; Dragen, Ioan; Gerrard, David; Kouidri, Mohamed; Luebs, Eide; Shapar, Farhad Moradi; Dvorak, Jiri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)
      Background: Analysis of injury and illness prevalence in elite sport provides the basis for the development of prevention programmes. Objectives: To analyse the frequency and characteristics of injuries and illnesses ...
    • Sports injuries and illnesses in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games 

      Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Palmer-Green, Debbie; Aubry, Mark; Grant, Marie-Elaine; Meeuwisse, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-28)
      Background: Systematic surveillance of injuries and illnesses is the foundation for developing preventive measures in sport. Aim: To analyse the injuries and illnesses that occurred during the XXII Olympic Winter Games, ...
    • Sports injuries during the summer Olympic games 2008 

      Junge, Astrid; Engebretsen, Lars; Mountjoy, Margo; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Renström, Per; Aubry, Mark; Dvorak, Jiri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-09-25)
      Background Standardized assessment of sports injuries provides important epidemiological information and also directions for injury prevention. Purpose To analyze the frequency, characteristics, and causes of injuries ...
    • Sports injuries surveillance during the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships 

      Alonso, Juan Manuel; Junge, Astrid; Renström, Per; Engebretsen, Lars; Mountjoy, Margo; Dvorak, Jiri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze all sports injuries incurred in competitions and/or training during the 2007 World Athletics Championships and to prove the feasibility of the injury surveillance system ...
    • Sports injury and illness incidence in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: A prospective study of 11274 athletes from 207 countries 

      Soligard, Torbjørn; Steffen, Kathrin; Palmer, Debbie; Alonso, Juan Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Lopes, Alexandre Dias; Dvořák, Jiří A.; Grant, Marie-Elaine; Meeuwisse, Willem; Mountjoy, Margo; Pena Costa, Leonardo Oliveira; Salmina, Natalia; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: To describe the pattern of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, hosted by Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. Methods: We recorded the daily incidence of athlete injuries ...