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minus-square@Viking_HippielinkEnglish1•1 month agoTrue. An example from another sport is road race cyclist Bo Hamburger who got an exemption because he had asthma. Apparently the same inhaler that helps asthmatic people breathe helps non-asthmatic people breathe TOO well or something along those lines lol
minus-square@datelmd5sumlinkEnglish2•1 month agoIIRC all the norwegian xcountry skiers have asthma. Amazing that they can still dominate the sport, despite their illness.
minus-square@Viking_HippielinkEnglish1•1 month agoConclusion: cross country skiing excellence causes asthma. As for Norwegians dominating cross country skiing, that’s as close to a natural law as you get in sports 🤷😄
True. An example from another sport is road race cyclist Bo Hamburger who got an exemption because he had asthma.
Apparently the same inhaler that helps asthmatic people breathe helps non-asthmatic people breathe TOO well or something along those lines lol
IIRC all the norwegian xcountry skiers have asthma. Amazing that they can still dominate the sport, despite their illness.
Conclusion: cross country skiing excellence causes asthma.
As for Norwegians dominating cross country skiing, that’s as close to a natural law as you get in sports 🤷😄