Doping in other sports

[rich p]

WADA Director David Howman has said that based on informed estimates and assessments, around 10% of athletes are doping "which is worrying, because we're catching much less than that"

That sounds like a conservative figure if he accepts that 90% of Russians were at it

 

[HF2300]

Think he's talking about the current situation, and it did seem he thought it might be an underestimate - "some guesstimates, based on some research...".

Link to the interview is here

 

[rich p]

Think he's talking about the current situation, and it did seem he thought it might be an underestimate - "some guesstimates, based on some research...".

Link to the interview is here

I'll have a listen in a while.
I'm not yet convinced that the Russians have cleaned up their act tho!

 

[smutchin]

If you take all sports that fall within WADA's remit as a whole then maybe the figure is close, but clearly it's more prevalent in some sports than others.

Probably more than 10% in cycling, but I don't think cycling really deserves its reputation as an institutionally dirty sport - not any more, and certainly not compared to some other sports.

 

[smutchin]

Although I've just realised that 'athletes' refers specifically to track & field rather than sportspeople in general...

 

[HF2300]

I haven't listened to the whole interview yet - I heard a clip on the Today programme - but the way they reported it gave the impression they meant athletes as a whole, not just track and field.

TBH I'd like to think it's now less than 10% in (top level pro) cycling, at least excluding the 'old guard', but perhaps I'm naive

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

London Anniversary Games on BBC2 - passing comment on doping and then the usual gush-fest from Denise and Colin et al. A fecking joke.

 

[albion]

At least athletics tackles it.

Sports where hushing is the norm things up seem to both encourage drug taking and suspicion whenever anyone takes an 'injury/personal reasons' break.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It would appear that the following are more important than drugs when winning an athletics event:
God
Jesus
The Crowd

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

In fact why are all sporting events not just called "London" - quite clearly nothing has ever been better before or after. Even change the name of Jesus to London.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Sorry, I was wrong - Mo. Mo is Jesus. London is "wherever Jesus hung out"

 

[mr messy]

Mo Farah wankfest! He's one of ours not some shady juiced up jonny foreigner...it really is way over the top.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

An in-depth post-race interview with Mo by the BBC: "So, the crowd..?" "And the 'lympics legacy?" "Whatabout the crowd?" "You are great" "I like that cereal you do adverts for"

 

[albion]

Sophisticated for the BBC.

'How does that feel' is the stock athletics interview question.

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/33723197

Suprise Suprise....