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The purpose of this study is the counting and presentation of the injuries , caused during the pre-contest and contest preparation of elite tae kwon do athletes , during the contest period and relevance of those with the time and the length of training , sex type , age , use of protective equipment and other variables which was deemed to affect the results and conclusions of the research . For the accurate record of the kind , the size of the injuries and the way of dealing with them as the rehabilitation/recovery time and the chosen of the scientific assistance , we used a questionnaire wich was given in response to competitive teams of Tae kwon do teams , in Greece and other European countries such as Belgium , Italy , Germany , and individual athletes with many years of competitive participations . The athletes who were invited to participate in this research were over 14 years old with competitive experience at national and international tournaments . Many of them were members of the national tae kwon do team . The records of this study recorded and counted at Spss program wich showed the analytical results below . In this study we refer to previous research studies and records of the conclusions .