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.
It’s just two weeks, and they are young, healthy sportsman and woman. The symptons won’t even show up on most of them during the games. But when they arrive home, it will be fun
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.
It’s just two weeks, and they are young, healthy sportsman and woman. The symptons won’t even show up on most of them during the games. But when they arrive home, it will be fun
spread among spectators is also a big problem, not just the attendees
I forgot about them. For me olympics was always a tv show
And it would be so much better for the environment if it was the same thing for everyone!
For me olympics is when I learn about the rapid advancements in anabolic steroids
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.