Kittel says Paralympic statements taken out of context

Marcel Kittel and the German cycling federation released a statement today claiming the sprinter was quoted out of context from an interview ahead of the World Championships road race in which his comments were interpreted to mean that Bradley Wiggins and other asthma sufferers should compete in the Paralympics.

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