The Influence of Different SARS-CoV-2 Strains on Changes in Maximal Oxygen Consumption, Ventilatory Efficiency and Oxygen Pulse of Elite Athletes.
Dragutin StojmenovicTamara StojmenovicMarija AndjelkovicNenad TrunicNenad DikicNatasa KilibardaIvan NikolicIvana P NedeljkovicMarina OstojicMilos PurkovicJovana RadovanovicPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
These results suggest that the Wuhan and Delta virus strains had a significantly greater negative impact on the functional abilities of athletes compared to the Omicron virus variant, especially in terms of aerobic capacity and cardiorespiratory function.