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ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2025

Epidemiology of injuries in the iQFOiL olympic windsurfing class: risk factors and injury trends in elite sailors at the 2021 iQFOiL European championships.

Aleksander Błażkiewicz, Martyna Białecka, Mariusz Goliński, Witold Dudziński, Tomasz Chamera, Benedict Tan, Carmen Vaz Pardal, Monika Grygorowicz

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Article in BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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Aleksander BłażkiewiczRehasport Clinic, Poznan, Poland. aleksander.blazkiewicz@rehasport.pl.
Martyna BiałeckaInstitute of Applied Mechanics, The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland.
Mariusz GolińskiRehasport Clinic, Poznan, Poland.
Witold DudzińskiRehasport Clinic, Poznan, Poland.
Tomasz ChameraPolish Yachting Association, Warsaw, Poland.
Benedict TanSingapore Sport & Exercise Medicine Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Carmen Vaz PardalAndalusian Center for Sports Medicine, Cadiz, Spain.
Monika GrygorowiczRehasport Clinic, Poznan, Poland.

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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the epidemiology of injuries in the iQFOiL Olympic windsurfing class, focusing on risk factors such as gender, training volume, injury prevention measures, and equipment during the 2021 iQFOiL European Championships.

methodsA retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 165 competitors (59 women, 106 men) at the 2021 iQFOiL European Championships. Participants were interviewed using a researcher-assisted electronic injury questionnaire developed by the Polish Yachting Association and the Medical Commission of World Sailing. The focus was on the three most serious injuries reported by participants during the previous 12 months.

results85 iQFOiL competitors reported 117 injuries with an injury prevalence of 52% (95% CI 44-59%). The prevalence was higher in women (61%, 95% CI 48-72%) than men (46%, 95% CI 37-56%) (p = 0.068). The incidence rate was 1.61 injuries per 1,000 h of sailing (women - 1.92 injuries/1000 h, men - 0.92 injuries/1000 h). 83% (95% CI 75-89%) of injuries occurred during on-water training. Acute injuries were more common (60%, 95% CI 51-68%) than chronic injuries. Muscle cramps/spasm (28%, 95% CI 21-37%) occurring in the lower back/lumbar spine (26%, 95% CI 19-35%) were the most common injury.

conclusionThe new Olympic windsurfing class iQFOiL has a higher prevalence (women: 61%, men 46%) of injuries than its predecessor, the RS: X class (women: 39%, men: 23%)

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