Guess the top 10 TUE-using countries in the Olympic Games?

I agree.

You must not be a doctor.

Cold conditions do not cause asthma. Exertion in the cold they may exacerbate it, but taking a drug to counteract this is just...doping.

Like taking a drug to counteract the fact that heavy squats and sprinting can exacerbate joint injuries.

WTF are you even talking about? WADA scientists are "leftists" now?

Unhinged conspiracy theory.

Also, there are two authors on the study, not a "pack." You know that, right?

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The latter: 3.6% of Austrian athletes in the study had one or more TUEs.

More than three times the global average.

Citation?

Maybe a bit of greenwashing by the MLB, to improve their image beyond concern for just pine tar, Vaseline and stealing signs. Okay, i guess there was PED use by Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, McGuire et al. The only penalty is what, failure to get elected to HOF?

Cold conditions do not cause asthma. Exertion in the cold they may exacerbate it, but taking a drug to counteract this is just...doping.

Like taking a drug to counteract the fact that heavy squats and sprinting can exacerbate joint injuries.

Great post.

The BTC and NOP TUE list would be interesting to see.

If there are reasonable scientific reasons for all of this banned drug use, then the TUEs should be made public.

Indeed. TUEs are generally not innocuous, or you wouldn't need a TUE for that specific drug.

What is it you think people are getting TUEs for?

People go crazy over them because they think these athletes are going roids and EPO to the eyeballs but getting away with it because of TUEs.

It turns out it's generally just inhalers and chest infection medication.

What do you think? TUEs are explicitly for substances of the WADA Prohibited List; thus an innocuous TUE is an oxymoron. E.g. one doesn't need a TUE for harmless stuff like Testoboost or vitamins or minerals.

A common example is terbutaline, yes, or - speaking of Froome - larger amounts of
salbutamol; I wouldn't call that innocuous.

Athletes can get "asthma" when they want to legally use asthma meds:

propublica.org

Off Track: Former Team Members Accuse Famed Coach Alberto Salazar of Breaking Drug Rules

@propublica

Some top runners and others who've worked with Salazar allege that he experimented with testosterone and pressured athletes to use prescription medications they didn't need to gain a performance benefit.

Open link

The main thing the TUE toplist shows is that athletes from countries with better health care, end up with more TUEs. Does this suprise you? I'm honestly surprised that the percentages are so low. I'm sure I've read the claim here many times that EVERY Norwegian athlete is claiming a TUE for asthma.
As for 'gibberish', if you think 99% is out of the ball park for a true estimate of Kenyan doping than you're not very good with maths or reasoning. Something like 10%-30% of world class (as in competing for medals) Kenyans are getting busted. If you think only the 'bad apples' are getting busted, then you're seriously naieve. It's quite reasonable to suppose that doping is just a given in Kenya - if you want to make money from athletics, then you have to dope. Just like in the West, if you want to be a world class runner, you don't ask if you should buy and wear a Garmin or whatever watch, you just do it as a given.

Substances that are "banned."

Banned because by definition they "enhance performance."

If they weren't potentially performance-enhancing, they wouldn't be banned and no TUE would be needed.

What don't you get about this?

This.

Seems obvious.

⬆ This guy is living in a make-believe world of his own invention.

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Brings back memories. I remember they leaked that Alistair Brownlee (Olympic triathlon gold) had one TUE in his career and there was a big fuss about it. Turned out it was for altitude sickness medication and it was given to him when he got altitude sickness whilst climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

I really relate to what you share! I can feel your passion in the way you talk about your experiences and desires. It seems like you are very passionate about what you are doing or interested in.

In the US that is a violation of HIPPA.

Feel free to have your medical history made public.