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OWING to the lower partial pressure of oxygen the maximum oxygen intake of acclimatized adults at high altitude is less than the sea-level value. The reduction in the maximum oxygen intake at the 7,500 ft. altitude of Mexico City, where the 1968 Olympic Games are to be held, is expected to be 8 per cent following the trend of experiments made in the Himalayas1. From this result it has been predicted that the times for the running events at Mexico City would be 8 per cent longer than the expected sea-level times2 except for the shorter events where the oxygen requirement could be covered anaerobically.
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WILLIAMS, D. Athletic Performance at High Altitude. Nature 211, 753 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211753a0
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