Doping in other sports

[Captain Slackbladder]

Its the head in the sand attitude from the likes of Coe, Cram and plenty of others I just dont like when Its blatantly obvious that there's huge problem in the sport.....plucky Brits dont dope attitude is there for all to see.

Must admit I'm not a huge fan of Radcliffe, any athlete that takes thousands in lottery funding for years and all the other benefits of being British such as lucrative sponsorship deals etc. The very same then chuffs off the Monaco to avoid tax as soon as the big time hits...

 

[Legs]

If I was actually accused of fraud, I would be happy to share them (to the appropriate authorities).

Precisely.

 

[martint235]

I found her attitude of "I know I raced clean, if you have doubts then that's your problem not mine" very disappointing. To me, it also awakens the cynic that says "Well if you're not willing to come out and a. defend yourself publicly or b. prove that you were clean then I'll just treat you as guilty". I can see athletics now descending into the mire that cycling is only just beginning to emerge from.

 

[Citius]

Whoever is advising her on her PR needs shooting*.


(* = figure of speech, obviously)

 

[smutchin]

If I was actually accused of fraud, I would be happy to share them (to the appropriate authorities).

Indeed. But even if you've got 'nothing to hide', you wouldn't just share them with anyone... I dunno, I may have misread the tone of @Legs' post. Never mind, it's not important.

 

[Citius]

Obviously not with anyone. When Froome shared his power data, it didn't get emailed to me. It got sent to people who knew how to interpret it

 

[HF2300]

Its the head in the sand attitude from the likes of Coe, Cram and plenty of others I just dont like when Its blatantly obvious that there's huge problem in the sport.....plucky Brits dont dope attitude is there for all to see.

Must admit I'm not a huge fan of Radcliffe, any athlete that takes thousands in lottery funding for years and all the other benefits of being British such as lucrative sponsorship deals etc. The very same then chuffs off the Monaco to avoid tax as soon as the big time hits...

Coe's been variable in his message, but Cram's been quite vocal in the past.

I suspect those athletes who were around in the pre-Lottery era, those who don't qualify for funding now and the many who've given up their sport due to lack of finance might question the idea that lucrative sponsorship deals are a benefit of simply being British.

 

[rich p]

Obviously not with anyone. When Froome shared his power data, it didn't get emailed to me. It got sent to people who knew how to interpret it

You mean the media and any Tom, Dick and Harry who wants to look at the Sky site?
http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/59618#9ZXBw4dvJEhUpiL0.97

 

[Citius]

Yeah, but the point is that none of that contained the kind of personal or sensitive info that might be contained in a bank account, for instance - which was the comparison made earlier.

 

[rich p]

Yeah, but the point is that none of that contained the kind of personal or sensitive info that might be contained in a bank account, for instance - which was the comparison made earlier.

Have it your own way.

 

[Andrew_P]

The interview on BBC news this morning was very Lancesque cold concentration stare and all that. I am afraid I have a view that all professional sports people stretch the goal post and many I suspect cross the line. Where there is Brass there is muck.

 

[Citius]

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/10/iaaf-select-committe-paula-radcliffe-data

 

[Dogtrousers]

The interview on BBC news this morning was very Lancesque cold concentration stare and all that. I am afraid I have a view that all professional sports people stretch the goal post and many I suspect cross the line. Where there is Brass there is muck.

You mean they stretch the goalpost so far that it crosses the line between muck and brass?


I know what you mean, I just found the combination of metaphors amusing.

 

[HF2300]

People were convinced Lance was clean..

Yes, but that was Liggett, so it doesn't count.

 

[Citius]

I don't think it was just Phil, to be fair...