Andrew Calhoun, Jr. / 4-11-08 / 4:36 PM / Pollution
While this article is short, it ties in well with my current theme of air pollution in Beijing effecting athletic performance at the 2008 summer Olympics. Paula Radcliffe, the current women's marathon world record holder, has recently been asked by reporters her opinions regarding the air pollution situation in Beijing. The reason why her input is so critical is because she, even though she's the world record holder, suffers from asthma. Even though this is the case, in the article and other articles linked to the main one, Paula expresses no fears or worries about her condition or the condition of the air while performing in Beijing. "I need the right dosages of my medication" Paula says, "but after that I don't think the pollution is something I can worry about too much." Instead of pollution, her fear lies in the increased heat and humidity that may be present or intensified due to the air pollution.
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hiz714jqELq9CvbWDOsDfHFwfBUA
4 comments:
Until reading your entry, I haven't given thought to the effects of pollution to the Olympic games. Great topic choice.
Wow, thats suprising that the world holder has asthma. I too didn't think about pollution being a factor against the Olympic Games, but as I now see it could become a big factor, even if it won't be for Paula Radcliffe
I agree, I didn' tknow that she had asthma. It seems like we don't think people like her has these type of disablities that hender many from running a short way. i never thought about pollution in the air from the olympics because the media is on so many other things in the world. Great to know!!
Esther Mandelstamm
When I first started reading your post I was wondering where it was going, why is this athletes opinion matter about pollution but I suddenly got it when you said she had Asama. I never really thought how pollution might affect someone especially an athlete who relies on their respiratory system to keep their endurance up. I think that would be a really interesting thing that should be studied, how it might affect their performance and their heath especially compared to just the average citizen.
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