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Figure 1: Proposed mechanism leading to the development of asthma in athletes. Intense, repetitive exercise, characteristic of highly trained athletes, leads to high minute ventilation, which increases the exposure of the airways to mechanical stress and environmental contaminants. This induces airway inflammation and structural changes (remodelling), which are responsible for the development of airway hyperresponsiveness, airway obstruction and asthma.