After a handful of Australian water polo players tested positive for Covid-19 this week, questions have emerged around how the spread of the disease will be mitigated at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Also I am not sure if people understand that athletes are generally immunosuppressed when they are trained to peak competition form.
Especially for endurance sports like cycling, the body is simply not supposed to be pushed that hard. Competing and training at peak form actively damages your body. They sacrifice everything for pure performance.
This is the Olympics. Losing 1% performance because your body is fighting a barely noticeable virus is a problem.
Also I am not sure if people understand that athletes are generally immunosuppressed when they are trained to peak competition form.
Especially for endurance sports like cycling, the body is simply not supposed to be pushed that hard. Competing and training at peak form actively damages your body. They sacrifice everything for pure performance.