Objectives The percentage of athletes with Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) competing in elite sport and the association with winning medals has been a matter of speculation in the absence of validated competitor numbers. We...
Objectives The objectives of this study are to describe the prevalence of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) among athletes competing in four Olympic and four Paralympic games. The secondary objective was to present the prohib...
Meh. Swimmers tend to get asthma due to breathing in chlorinated pools all day. Skiers tend to get asthma from training and racing in really cold weather.
In other news, 25% of TUEs in swimming are among American and French athletes.
Is this data available for track and field?
Interesting how the data seems to show a concentration of TUEs among countries with strong winter sports traditions — Austria, Norway, Switzerland, etc. If asthma among skiers is the explanation, should we expect higher TUE rates in endurance-heavy sports at high altitudes? Or is there a deeper systemic issue here regarding how TUEs are granted and monitored?
In other news, 25% of TUEs in swimming are among American and French athletes.
Is this data available for track and field?
Interesting how the data seems to show a concentration of TUEs among countries with strong winter sports traditions — Austria, Norway, Switzerland, etc. If asthma among skiers is the explanation, should we expect higher TUE rates in endurance-heavy sports at high altitudes? Or is there a deeper systemic issue here regarding how TUEs are granted and monitored?
It's the cold air that causes exercise induced asthma, not thin air.
TUEs are a red herring anyway, we saw that with the Fancy Bears TUE list. Most of them were completely innocuous. It actually made Chris Froome look less like a doper, despite him appearing on the list twice.
Meh. Swimmers tend to get asthma due to breathing in chlorinated pools all day. Skiers tend to get asthma from training and racing in really cold weather.
Not sure why people have downvoted you. Well established that repeated chlorine exposure is a risk factor for asthma. Likewise cold air inhalation.
Not surprising. These are countries with greater resources and access to better medical advice and expertise. They know how to game the system better than athletes from poorer countries. It's similar to something that happens in UK schools. Kids that attend private schools are far more likely to have certified learning difficulties, which gets them extra time in exams. The parents and schools are gaming the system because they have the resources to do so.
I would love to know how many BTC athletes had TUEs. There was always something a bit off about that group.
Interesting how the data seems to show a concentration of TUEs among countries with strong winter sports traditions — Austria, Norway, Switzerland, etc. If asthma among skiers is the explanation, should we expect higher TUE rates in endurance-heavy sports at high altitudes? Or is there a deeper systemic issue here regarding how TUEs are granted and monitored?
It's the cold air that causes exercise induced asthma, not thin air.
TUEs are a red herring anyway, we saw that with the Fancy Bears TUE list. Most of them were completely innocuous. It actually made Chris Froome look less like a doper, despite him appearing on the list twice.
I'd be more concerned with TUE for TRT, insulin or Adderall.
MLB has had a big increase in Adderall usage with their TUE system, but hey, those mascots are darned distracting, and one needs to focus when a 100mph fastball is coming at your head.
It's the cold air that causes exercise induced asthma, not thin air.
TUEs are a red herring anyway, we saw that with the Fancy Bears TUE list. Most of them were completely innocuous. It actually made Chris Froome look less like a doper, despite him appearing on the list twice.
I'd be more concerned with TUE for TRT, insulin or Adderall.
MLB has had a big increase in Adderall usage with their TUE system, but hey, those mascots are darned distracting, and one needs to focus when a 100mph fastball is coming at your head.
I'm surprised they're even bothering with things like TUEs in MLB.
I always thought that American sports leagues like the NFL and NBA were on WWE levels when it came to free for all doping. Too much money involved to risk doing anything about.
Cycling had less money involved and riders were starting to drop dead, there wasn't enough money involved to cover it up and risk of lawsuits was just too high, they had to come clean. Not that it's a 'clean' sport now, but they're like choirboys compared to a lot of other sports.
