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They stir the statements from Russia relating to & rsquo; use of drugs against the & rsquo; asthma by several Norwegian cross-country skiers to cry. & Nbsp;
Tuesday 19 January 2016 4 minutes reading time
The domain of Norway during the & rsquo; last Tour de Ski has resulted in a debate in the world of skiing. Many argue that such supremacy threatens the future of the sport, but there & rsquo; & egrave; Who & egrave; He went further. & Egrave; the case of Elena Vaelbe, champions of the 90s and current president of the Russian federation of cross-country skiing: & ldquo; & Egrave; annoying because & eacute; it is a team of asthmatics to which doctors allow to compete. I just can not understand what kind of asthma is and how they can go cos & Igrave; strong despite suffering from this disease. Obviously such a supremacy, as demonstrated by the Relay in Lillehammer for the first time in history has seen three Norwegian teams on the podium, it hurts the sport & rdquo ;.
Even Vladimir Putin would in turn lashed the Norwegians. According to the newspaper Izvestia, the Russian president stated that the athletes taking certain medications should compete in the Paralympics instead & eacute; the Olympics. Vaelbe subscribing to this thought: & ldquo; Sundby said recently that at Oberstdorf could not go fast because & eacute; it was too hot, had trouble breathing and & egrave; He was forced to take drugs. For us & egrave; bullshit. If a person & egrave; sick and goes well & Igrave; strong, what should be if it were in perfect health? A patient can not & ograve; compete at certain levels. D & rsquo; the other hand if an athlete has a prescription that justifies the & rsquo; use of such drugs, we can not do anything about it & rdquo ;.
Finally Vaelbe pulls a moment the brake, but the conclusions are still biting: & ldquo; We all know that the Norwegians train hard and that their supremacy can not & ograve; simply be explained by the & rsquo; asthma. However medicines to cure this disease dilate the airways and give an advantage to those who assume. I do not know exactly the & rsquo; full effect because & eacute; I do not suffer d & rsquo; asthma, but the fact that many athletes get the Norwegians since young & egrave; Alarming & rdquo ;.
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