IN 2020-21, 66,500 Australians were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained while playing sport, an increase of 14,200 compared with the previous year, with the total number of injury hospitalisations largely in line with pre-COVID trends, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The Sports injuries in Australia report shows that cycling caused the highest number of sports injury hospitalisations in 2020-21, with 9,800 injury hospitalisations - up from 8,000 in 2019-20 - an increase of 35 injury hospitalisations per week.
The rise in the number of cycling injuries in 2019-20 and 2020-21 may reflect the rise in solo sports with the onset of COVID-19 that has continued with the lifting of restrictions, stated AIHW.
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