Abstract
This study examined the impact of video review on referee decisions and match outcomes in judo for athletes with visual impairments at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The analysis focussed on time-motion variables, match outcomes and the timing and duration of video reviews. Student’s t-test was used to compare time-motion variables, and the Chi-square test was used to test associations between video review and match outcomes with a significance level set at p<0.05. A descriptive analysis of 195 matches, categorized by sport classes (J1 and J2), showed that video review occurred in 5.5% of the matches. The video review duration was longer for J1 athletes compared to J2 (p = 0.049). No significant associations were found between video review occurrence and match time (p = 0.41), weight categories (p = 0.49), competition phases (p = 0.84) or sex (p = 0.94). Additionally, no significant association was found regarding referee decisions (p = 0.38). These results suggest that video review had minimal impact on final outcomes. Overall, the findings highlight the low reliance on video review in judo for athletes with visual impairments, indicating that referees are typically able to make accurate decisions without frequent video assistance, despite the sport’s complexity at the Paralympic context.
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