FIM Motorcycling sport-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020.
10 affiliations
- 1Trauma & Orthopaedics, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
- 2Fédération International de Motocyclisme, Geneva, Switzerland.
- 3International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation, London, UK.
- 4Sport Performance Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand.
- 5FMSI, Rome, Italy.
- 6Federation International de l'Automobile, Paris, France.
- 7Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
- 8AMC/VUmc IOC Research Center of Excellence, Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports (ACHSS), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 9Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
- 10Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate, UK.
Abstract
In 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a consensus statement recommending standardised methods for recording and reporting illness and injury in sport. A key component of this statement was the recognition that sport-specific extensions should be developed to provide more detailed recommendations tailored to individual sports and/or settings. In response, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Medical Commission convened a 15-member panel-comprising clinicians across multiple specialities, a sports scientist and two FIM delegates-to develop a consensus statement specific to motorcycling sport injury and illness surveillance. The panel reviewed existing consensus literature relevant to sport injury/illness surveillance and conducted two rounds of voting based on the IOC framework using a Delphi methodology. They then voted on key sport-specific recommendations to form the motorcycling sport-specific extension. The final manuscript was approved unanimously by all panel members after two rounds of revision. Relative to the parent IOC statement, this extension: (1) reframes injury categorisation and contact mechanisms around the combined rider-and-machine nature of motorcycling incidents; (2) replaces symptom-based and pathology-based severity scoring with a time-loss model adapted to the sport's irregular competition calendar, including explicit handling of estimated severity and right-censored cases; (3) restricts exposure measurement to motorcycle-mounted transponder data rather than wearable devices, for safety and regulatory reasons and (4) introduces a discipline-specific appendix covering fall/injury mechanisms, demographic and equipment-damage variables and primary/secondary exposure and severity measures across circuit racing, motocross/supercross/supermoto, trial, enduro, cross-country and track racing. The motorcycling sport-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement aims to provide researchers and governing bodies with a standardised methodology to undertake injury and illness surveillance in motorcycling sport.
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BibTeX
@article{odowd2026motorcycling,
title = {{FIM Motorcycling sport-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020.}},
author = {Dominic P O'Dowd and David McManus and Michael Turner and Herbert J Brennan and Giancarlo Di Filippo and Emanuele D'Artibale and Stephan Filipowski and Paul King and Monica Lazzarotti and Simon Mass and Sean Petherbridge and Babette Pluim and Heike Carolyn Romer and Michael Thumm and Alison Walker},
journal = {BMJ open sport \& exercise medicine},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1136/bmjsem-2026-003578},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42968812},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - FIM Motorcycling sport-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020.
AU - Dominic P O'Dowd
AU - David McManus
AU - Michael Turner
AU - Herbert J Brennan
AU - Giancarlo Di Filippo
AU - Emanuele D'Artibale
AU - Stephan Filipowski
AU - Paul King
AU - Monica Lazzarotti
AU - Simon Mass
AU - Sean Petherbridge
AU - Babette Pluim
AU - Heike Carolyn Romer
AU - Michael Thumm
AU - Alison Walker
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/29
JO - BMJ open sport & exercise medicine
DO - 10.1136/bmjsem-2026-003578
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42968812
AB - In 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a consensus statement recommending standardised methods for recording and reporting illness and injury in sport. A key component of this statement was the recognition that sport-specific extensions should be developed to provide more detailed recommendations tailored to individual sports and/or settings. In response, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Medical Commission convened a 15-member panel-comprising clinicians across multiple specialities, a sports scientist and two FIM delegates-to develop a consensus statement specific to motorcycling sport injury and illness surveillance. The panel reviewed existing consensus literature relevant to sport injury/illness surveillance and conducted two rounds of voting based on the IOC framework using a Delphi methodology. They then voted on key sport-specific recommendations to form the motorcycling sport-specific extension. The final manuscript was approved unanimously by all panel members after two rounds of revision. Relative to the parent IOC statement, this extension: (1) reframes injury categorisation and contact mechanisms around the combined rider-and-machine nature of motorcycling incidents; (2) replaces symptom-based and pathology-based severity scoring with a time-loss model adapted to the sport's irregular competition calendar, including explicit handling of estimated severity and right-censored cases; (3) restricts exposure measurement to motorcycle-mounted transponder data rather than wearable devices, for safety and regulatory reasons and (4) introduces a discipline-specific appendix covering fall/injury mechanisms, demographic and equipment-damage variables and primary/secondary exposure and severity measures across circuit racing, motocross/supercross/supermoto, trial, enduro, cross-country and track racing. The motorcycling sport-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement aims to provide researchers and governing bodies with a standardised methodology to undertake injury and illness surveillance in motorcycling sport.
SN - 2055-7647
ER -