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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How far ahead of time would you have to be, though? Colds and other common ailments are known for coming on quite suddenly and with little warning, after all..

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

yeah I was just saying it's not all done after the fact. People with known conditions can get exceptions. And issues with colds etc are reviewed, it's not like an automatic DSQ.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IIRC all the norwegian xcountry skiers have asthma. Amazing that they can still dominate the sport, despite their illness.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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 🤷😄