Doping in other sports

[oldroadman]

Yes it is, but far too slowly. When they test in the same percentage and proportion of non-notice out of competition tests as cycling, then we can believe they are attempting a clean up.
Anyone fancy a nice off-season trip to the Caribbean?
Resal mentioned the book "The dirtiest race in history". Completely agree, it's a brilliant read and makes you wonder about a lot of others who were not in that race but still did very nicely in their sport, multiple gold winners and the like. The USA really does not come out of it too well, along with the "usual suspects" from those days.
Then of course after tennis comes footy, rugby, and the American sports (where respect for the rules seems to be an option).
Glad I was/am only a jobbing/retired/pottering bike rider. It's nice to be able to answer your kids honestly when they ask the question.

Talking of which, it's a beautiful evening and time for a nice little potter round the lanes

 

[montage]

Talking of which, it's a beautiful evening and time for a nice little potter round the lanes

Come out of the shadows Obi Wan

 

[oldroadman]

Will when I can get out...nice and summer evening cool now. I might go a bit faster!

 

[Hont]

No out of competition tests for Jamaican athletes in the three months prior to London Olympics and only 1 in the five months prior...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mo...ng-in-jamaican-track-and-field/?sct=mr_t11_a2

WADA now warning Jamaican athletics body of Olympics expulsion.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...rom-Olympics-over-drugs-testing-failings.html

Can't see it happening, given how much sponsorship money is involved.

 

[Beebo]

I get the impression that any criticism of Wimbledon and the All England Club is off limits generally (bt the media I mean), it seems to be an Institution beyond reproach, like a bank, I guess....

Well well well, Marin Cilic withdrew citing an injury to avoid bad publicity but now admits it was due to a failed drug test. Did the All england Club know this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/24224432

 

[smutchin]

Presumably they did know about it, and I can kind of understand why all parties concerned would want the news to be kept quiet pending the official hearing, so I'm not too fussed on that score, but "inadvertently ingested" is just bullshit and there's no excuse.

Not heard of Nikethamide before but after a wee bit of googling, I conclude that you'd have to be an utter farking idiot to "inadvertently" ingest it.

[edit: on further reading, it seems Cilic claims to have ingested it in the form of the Coramine brand glucose tablets. Coramine, afaict, is another name for Nikethamide. Professional sportsmen should by now know better than to take medicines/supplements they've not used before without checking these things first, surely? It's taken me no more than a couple of minutes to dig this information up.]

 

[thom]

Not heard of Nikethamide before but after a wee bit of googling, I conclude that you'd have to be an utter f***ing idiot to "inadvertently" ingest it.

Sounds like he put his foot in his mouth

 

[Hont]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/24377883

*sigh*

 

[smutchin]

Bet Franck Schleck is overjoyed for her.

 

[thom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/24377883

*sigh*

Sounds like WADA may appeal - it will be a clear sign to the Jamaican ADA to watch out in a wider sense if they do.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

The Jamaican atheltics governing body gets away with an awful lot.

 

[thom]

WADA make an extraordinary trip to Jamaica !

 

[Noodley]

WADA make an extraordinary trip to Jamaica !

Here's hoping they get arrow-boy and his mates

 

[rich p]

This sort of reaction makes you despair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/24831468
Given that Troicki missed a test because he didn't feel well - what a feeble excuse - this is a strange quote from Djokovic
"It's just not bad news for him," said Djokovic. "It makes me nervous as a player to do any kind of test."

 

[smutchin]

Murray not helping either on Cilic and Troicki:

Not helping? I think his words are pretty damning of both. He makes the point quite firmly that there can be no excuses - I heard the interview on the radio earlier and his tone of voice is noticeably angry, especially with regard to Cilic.

He's entitled to his view that they're not hardcore dopers, but he still seems to think they should both be punished, so his thinking is definitely on the right lines.

Djokovic, on the other hand, is a weasel and if I were a tennis fan, I would feel very disappointed by his comments.