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A cross-country skier asthma sufferer, these days, is regarded with suspicion. About (guilt) of controversies in recent months have involved the use of anti-asthmatic by the Norwegian team, exploded in the wake of the case Sundby.
Friday 4 November 2016 3 minutes reading time
Among the main promoters equivalency between a diagnosis of asthma and a doping clue were many means of Swedish media. At the expense, however, it is now Calle Halfvarsson, that because of Sweden has won two world championship silver in the relay.
Halfvarsson has returned from very negative year, plagued by illness. "I do not think it was possible a worse season," he commented the 27 year old laconically of SÃ¥gmyra.
Problems may, however, cease, now that their asthmatic origin appears to have been clarified: "If you can serve to restore my health, I'm happy. I could not understand what would make me sick constantly last year. I have always had frequent sore throats and respiratory trouble. "
The context, however, is not the most favorable to make the announcement. "In a way, it's bad news," he admitted Halfvarsson. "It comes right simultaneously with the controversy over the Norwegians. Under normal circumstances, I would have been happy to have discovered the cause of my problems, but at this time I experienced that it is difficult to go around saying that you have respiratory problems. "
However Halfvarsson continues to share the Swedish policy on the treatment of the disease: "The road that we follow in Sweden is to not treat with healthy athletes drugs. If there is a diagnosis, there is no problem. It is such a complicated issue. "
The Swede said he was confident for the next season, claiming to finally feel completely recovered from the physical point of view.
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