The mini-review discusses the results of a study conducted by Russian and Chinese researchers on the effect of natural hypoxia applied by elite athletes in the course of common training presented in an article by Myakinchenko et al., 2019. The authors show that success a training process of elite athletes is influenced by rational and well-balanced planning according to training goals, but not the effect of natural hypoxia. Based on the data from the article, it was concluded that the use of high-altitude training among elite athletes is aimed at creating conditions for better tolerance of hypoxia and reducing the body's acclimatization time during competitions at altitude.
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