‘Cancelling one sporting event will not save us’

Delhi | Monday | 13th November, 2017

Summary:

Cancelling one sporting event [the Airtel marathon] will not save us. Air pollution not only affects the performance of runners, but may have disastrous health consequences, even for healthy participants, including volunteers.” The air quality is particularly poor early in the morning, a time when the half marathon is scheduled to start. Now I can safely say that running outdoors will reverse that. more-inDoctors in the city have warned against any physical exertion that will put pressure on the lungs because of adverse air pollution levels..