Protecting olympic participants from COVID-19: the trialled and tested process

Pigozzi, Fabio; Wolfarth, Bernd; Rodriguez, Ana Cintron; Steinacker, Jürgen M.; Badtieva, Victoriya; Bilzon, James L. J.; Schneider, Christian K.; Roberts, William O.; Swart, Jeroen; Constantinou, Demitri; Dohi, Michiko; Papadopoulou, Théodora; Hutchinson, Mark R.; Luigi, Luigi Di; Zahar, Maher; So, Raymond; Guppy, Fergus; Kaux, Jean-François; Madahapola, Upul; Rozenštoka, Sandra; Marqueta, Pedro Manonelles; Racinais, Sébastien; Natsis, Konstantinos; Zelenkova, Irina; Ülkar, Bülent; Özdemir, Elif Yetkin; Arroyo, Francisco; Pedrinelli, André; Miller, Mike; Bachl, Norbert; Geistlinger, Michael; Pitsiladis, Yannis

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2021-104669

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“…5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon, 20 km race walk, 50 km race walk). However, due to COVID-19 restrictions ranging from limited accreditation of the research group to attend Tokyo 2020 (n = 2 researchers) and other restrictions described previously [22] and outlined in the Olympic playbooks [23], only a small number of athletes from a very limited number of Olympic events (i.e. 10,000 m, marathon, 20 km race walk), eventually participated in the study.…”

Section: Tokyo 2020: Methodsmentioning

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Technology Innovation and Guardrails in Elite Sport: The Future is Now

Guppy,

Muniz-Pardos,

Angeloudis

et al. 2023

Sports Med

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A growing number of companies are developing or using wearable sensor technologies that can monitor, analyse and transmit data from humans in real time that can be used by the sporting, biomedical and media industries. To explore this phenomenon, we describe and review two high-profile sporting events where innovations in wearable technologies were trialled: the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020, Japan) and the 2022 adidas Road to Records (Germany). These two major sporting events were the first time academic and industry partners came together to implement real-time wearable solutions during major competition, to protect the health of athletes competing in hot and humid environments, as well as to better understand how these metrics can be used moving forwards. Despite the undoubted benefits of such wearables, there are well-founded concerns regarding their use including: (1) limited evidence quantifying the potential beneficial effects of analysing specific parameters, (2) the quality of hardware and provided data, (3) information overload, (4) data security and (5) exaggerated marketing claims. Employment and sporting rules and regulations also need to evolve to facilitate the use of wearable devices. There is also the potential to obtain real-time data that will oblige medical personnel to make crucial decisions around whether their athletes should continue competing or withdraw for health reasons. To protect athletes, the urgent need is to overcome these ethical/data protection concerns and develop wearable technologies that are backed by quality science. The fields of sport and exercise science and medicine provide an excellent platform to understand the impact of wearable sensors on performance, wellness, health, and disease.

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Section: Tokyo 2020: Methodsmentioning

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Technology Innovation and Guardrails in Elite Sport: The Future is Now

Guppy,

Muniz-Pardos,

Angeloudis

et al. 2023

Sports Med

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“…During large-scale events, it is important to appropriately provide medical care to the highest degree possible so as to not overwhelm local medical systems. [29][30][31] Within the setting of Olympic and Paralympic Games periods, this requires a nation to be prepared to provide medical care not only to their delegation's athletes but also their staff. Understanding prior healthcare resource utilisation to make informed predictions about a delegation's medical needs is integral to success in that endeavour.…”

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“…During large-scale events, it is important to appropriately provide medical care to the highest degree possible so as to not overwhelm local medical systems 29–31. Within the setting of Olympic and Paralympic Games periods, this requires a nation to be prepared to provide medical care not only to their delegation’s athletes but also their staff.…”

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Incidence of staff injury and illness at the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Larson,

Hasley,

Post

et al. 2024

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectiveTo report epidemiological data regarding injury and illness among the Team USA staff during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.MethodsA retrospective review of all Team USA staff (total staff, N=1703 (62.5% female); total staff days (SD)=34 489) medical encounters during the Tokyo 2020 Games and Beijing 2022 Games was conducted. Details related to injury and illness were evaluated. Incidence with 95% CI per 1000 staff days were calculated.ResultsA total of 32 illnesses (incidence [95% CI] 0.9 [0.6, 1.2]) and 23 injuries (incidence 0.7 [0.4, 0.9]) were sustained by the Team USA delegation staff members during the Tokyo 2020 Games and Beijing 2022 Games. Female staff reported more illnesses (illnesses proportion (IP) 2.9%; incidence 1.4 [0.8, 2.0]), while male staff incurred more injuries (IP 1.8%; incidence 0.9 [0.5, 1.3]). When stratified by physiological system, dermatological and infectious were the most common systems involved with illness (IP 0.5%; incidence 0.2 [0.1, 0.4]). Injuries to the upper limb were most common (IP 0.3%; incidence 0.3 [0.1, 0.5]).ConclusionInjury and illness rates among the Team USA staff during the Tokyo 2020 Games and Beijing 2022 Games were low, but notable. Knowledge of injury and illness risks contributes to staffing decisions and prevention strategies for staff supporting athletes during competition.

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“…Теоретическую основу работы составляют положения о механизмах формирования общественного восприятия Олимпийских игр [Hiller, Wanner 2018], социальных аспектах проведения крупных спортивных мероприятий [Dongfeng 2016], принципах организации эпидемиологической защиты олимпийцев от COVID-19 [Pigozzi, Wolfarth, Cintron, et al 2021], количественных оценках нематериальных итогов Олимпийских игр [Dolan 2019] и др. Информационная база включает материалы МОК и японских организаторов Олимпиады, научные статьи из баз Web of Science, Econlit и Ebsco, а также публикации японских и международных СМИ.…”

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Sociological aspects of Tokyo Olympics

Belov

2022

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The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo in July–September 2021 took place in a challenging social environment that seriously affected the public perception of events. When preparing for the Olympics in 2013–2019, the Japanese people actively supported the Games, which was confirmed by the results of numerous sociological studies. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic began, followed by several waves of infection. The competition was postponed for a year. Vaccination in Japan was delayed compared to most G7 countries. Against this background, in the summer of 2021, the most dangerous Delta strain of coronavirus began to spread in the country, bringing the rise in mortality rates, and the overflowing of hospitals in large cities. In such a difficult epidemiological and social situation, surveys recorded a negative attitude towards the Olympics. However, during the competition, the majority opinion once again turned positive, mainly due to the athletic successes of the Japanese team and effective anti-virus control measures. The absence of spectators in the venues, most probably, did not affect the sporting achievements significantly. At least, Japanese Olympic team won a record number of medals. Infection prevention measures proved effective in limiting the transmission of the virus among the athletes and the Japanese service personnel. The economic and symbolic achievements of the Games did not meet expectations, as, during the Olympics, it was not possible to properly address its significance as the end point of the low-growth “lost decades”, evidence of economic recovery after the triple disaster of 2011, and as a tool to increase Japan’s tourist attractiveness. Therefore, during a pandemic, major sports events should be held primarily to train top-class athletes and to increase populace satisfaction with the success of the national team rather than to obtain direct economic benefits or improve the host country’s image.

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Protecting olympic participants from COVID-19: the trialled and tested process

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Technology Innovation and Guardrails in Elite Sport: The Future is Now

Technology Innovation and Guardrails in Elite Sport: The Future is Now

Incidence of staff injury and illness at the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Sociological aspects of Tokyo Olympics

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