The difference of fall characteristics during Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016
| Variable | Olympic | WR | MWB | WWB | P value |
| Contact with another player (%) | Rio (total=315) | 78 (24.8)* | 152 (48.3) | 85 (27.0) | 0.037 |
| Tokyo (total=398) | 99 (24.9) | 209 (52.5) | 90 (22.6) | 0.167 | |
| Low pointer (%) | Rio (total=112) | 17 (15.2)* | 65 (58.0)† | 30 (26.8) | 0.003 |
| Tokyo (total=184) | 16 (8.7)* | 125 (67.9)† | 43 (23.4) | <0.001 |
Values are expressed as the number of falls (% of total falls) for each Paralympic Games.
p values < 0.05 are considered significant (indicated with emboldened font)
*Significantly lower rate among the three events (p<0.05).
†Significantly higher rate among the three events (p<0.05).
MWB, men’s wheelchair basketball; WR, wheelchair rugby; WWB, women’s WB.