Olympic disease

Olympic disease is one of the diseases associated with the preparation of athletes before competitions in sports. It falls under the category of endurance diseases. There are several legends about the origin of the term:

1. Once Russian skiers broke down in the Norwegian mountains during a competition. Local residents nursed them and fed them village food, which suddenly led the athletes to a disease similar to the disease called “Olympic.” 2. In April 1911, Hungarian rower Endre Banházy was disqualified from the Olympic Games a year after the tournament. After a while, the trainers found out that he became infected from an infected peasant who sold mint next to the Olympic Stadium. Since then, all those who use mint began to be called “Olympic” 3. A Frenchman named Puillard received a terrible injury at the Olympic Games in Kyiv. Only one thing was heard from everywhere: how the Olympians staged one of the loudest conflicts in history, which led to the “Olympic Disease.” They did not part on a good note. The athletes were very outraged by their coach, who forced them to do physical exercises that no body could withstand at that time. 4. Pullar announced to the other athletes that he would not participate in further competition and