Combined effects of major rule changes impact injury profile in elite taekwondo athletes: an analysis of 2663 athletes from the 2017, 2019 and 2022 World Taekwondo Championships.

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med · 2025 · PMC12323541 · PMID 40766044

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a positive trendno p-value reported

23 We presume that the gradual reduction in head and neck injury rates reflects a positive trend in the evolution of defensive techniques.

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

The severity of injuries showed a decreasing trend across three consecutive WTCs.

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