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Background: Injury surveillance is the cornerstone of any prevention program. However the same pertaining to women's boxing is meager. We hence intended to analyse the incidence, pattern and characteristics of injuries in female boxers during the 4th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship, 2019, in India. Methods: A total of 235 female Indian boxers participated in the tournament. Injuries from the competition injury database maintained in accordance with the injury code proposed by the Australian Sports Injury Data Dictionary were compiled to observe the pattern and analysed. The outcomes measured were incidence in terms of injury rate and injury risk and injury pattern in terms of site, nature, mechanism, severity and time of injury. Results: The injury rate was observed to be 43.98 injuries per 1000 athlete bouts of exposure (95% confidence interval [CI]: 33.71-54.07) and 293.21 injuries per 1000 athlete hours of competition (95% CI: 225.94-360.47). The most commonly injured site was head, face and neck regions. Most injuries were bruises/contusions followed by cuts and epistaxis. No concussions were reported. Conclusion: This study observed that women are less prone to injuries than their male counterparts, even though a logical comparison is difficult because of the lack of data and standardization in women's boxing.
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El presente artículo proviene del proyecto de investigación "Memoria histórica del boxeo en Córdoba durante los últimos 50 años: las historias de vida de los campeones mundiales de boxeo", aprobado en la convocatoria interna de proyectos de investigación en la Universidad de Córdoba. El estudio sigue la ruta de la investigación social cualitativa y utiliza la historia de vida como método de investigación social.La historia de vida de Lely Luz Flórez Meza sigue el curso de las etapas de su ciclo vital. En cada una de estas se identifican vivencias y experiencias a las que otorga especial significación porque marcaron su vida para siempre, haciendo de ella un ser especial que valora la vida, sus padres, la familia y los amigos. Vivencias que le permiten ser una persona humilde, guerrera y afectiva a la vez.
This article is part of a research project on the historical memoirs of boxing in C¢rdoba over the last 50 years: life histories of world boxing champions" . this study was financially supported by the research office at University of Cordoba in Colombia. It followed a social quali- tative research design and used life histories as a social research method. The life history of Lely Luz Florez Meza followed the stages of her vital cycle. In each stage her life experiences were identified, giving special meaning to them since they marked their life forever and made of her a human being who values life, her parents, family and friends. These life experiences allowed her to be humble, courageous and efficient as well.
