Olympics athletes with asthma?!
It seems weird that the Winter Olympics are starting in February. Didn't we just have the Summer Olympics?! Oh right....the Summer Olympics were postponed for a year due to the pandemic. Some people wonder if athletes can compete at the Olympic level if they have asthma. Can someone with asthma be the Best in the World at their sport? Well.........Yes! About 8% of Olympic Athletes have asthma. That's the same percentage of the general population. So if they can compete on a world level, there's no excuse for us not taking a walk around the block, right? Asthma Triggers for Athletes Exercise Induced Asthma (EIA) or Exercise Induced Bronchospasm (EIB) is a common asthma trigger in athletes, so that can make it extra hard to train for the Olympics. They train for HOURS every day, day after day, year after year. It must be hard battling their exercise trigger. There can also be other asthma triggers that Olympic athletes have to deal with (that their competitors don't...