For elite athletes, an optimal health state is indispensable in order to deliver their best athletic performances. Athletes who undertake intense aerobic exercise meet metabolic demands by significantly increasing minute ventilation, making the airways one of their most important organ systems. The link between strenuous exercise and asthma has been a long-standing source of research and debate, but

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