Doping in other sports

[Tin Pot]

I agree with the above but I actually don't think Coe is corrupt in the way Blatter, Diack are.
I think he's naïve, and a bit thick. He is, in my opinion, probably the only obvious person to attempt to clear the muck up. I may be wrong though!

Coes election campaign received insider help from the IAAF.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...-campaign-received-guidance-broken-rules.html


They need to shoot this horse now.

It's in agony.

It's the only humane thing to do.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

The Mo Farah story has too many echoes of Armstrong for my liking. A good athlete suddenly transformed into a history making champion. Lots of smoke that we are assured doesn't mean a fire. Repeated protestations that they've never failed a test.
Except we now know the truth about Armstrong and we now know the truth about Kenya, the location of Farah's transformation.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Maria Sharapova has admitted failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January. http://bytheminsport.com/events/951

EDIT: Tested +ve for meldonium (same as Vorganov of Katusha). Fell foul of it becoming a banned substance on Jan 1.

Blimey.

 

[rich p]

Maria Sharapova has admitted failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January. http://bytheminsport.com/events/951

EDIT: Tested +ve for meldonium (same as Vorganov of Katusha). Fell foul of it becoming a banned substance on Jan 1.

Blimey.

Blimey indeed. What's the betting that the 'tennis world' will rally round in support. (No pun intended)

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Blimey indeed. What's the betting that the 'tennis world' will rally round in support. (No pun intended)

To deflect a "volley" of criticism...?

 

[rich p]

To deflect a "volley" of criticism...?

Balls to a punfest, Berk!

 

[Crackle]

Why would she be taking that, legitimately. And Meldonium still sounds like a race of people from Flash Gordon: Sharapova's alive!

We await an explanation. The balls in her court.

 

[themosquitoking]

Lol at you two.

 

[Crackle]

She dissed the hotel carpet at her press conference. She's definitely a wrong 'un

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35750285

"I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet," she said.

She needs a good carpet to retire on.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Why would she be taking that, legitimately. And Meldonium still sounds like a race of people from Flash Gordon: Sharapova's alive!

We await an explanation. The balls in her court.

She's fine on grass but she takes meldonium for her feet of clay.

 

[Crackle]

There are some details of why she takes it here

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...failed-drugs-test-australian-open-2016-tennis

The Russian said the substance was legal in tennis until 1 January. It was something she has been taking for years and it was prescribed by a doctor in 2006 after she had irregular heartbeat and other health conditions including the early signs of diabetes.

Could be absolutely legit. We'll have to wait and see. At least she has stood up and taken responsibility.

“I have to take full responsibility for it, it’s my body and I have to be responsible for what I put in my body,” she said.

 

[Crackle]

And an excellent blog on what Meldonium is and why it made it on the WADA banned list. It leaves less doubt why people take it and who takes it. Pretty damning really.

https://jakegshelley.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/what-is-melodoniummildronate/

 

[psmiffy]

And an excellent blog on what Meldonium is and why it made it on the WADA banned list. It leaves less doubt why people take it and who takes it. Pretty damning really.

https://jakegshelley.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/what-is-melodoniummildronate/

Would it be much benefit to a female tennis player though - Matches rarely last beyond 2hrs - sit down every 5 to 10 minutes with 5 minutes between sets

Will be interesting to see how it pans out - she doesn't need the money from playing - will her big name sponsors - esp Nike - drop her? - A two year ban would give her time to sort out her injury problems - only be 30 at the end of the ban - bank another £20M in two years after ban?

 

[Beebo]

Could be absolutely legit. We'll have to wait and see. At least she has stood up and taken responsibility.

“I have to take full responsibility for it, it’s my body and I have to be responsible for what I put in my body,” she said.

Yeah, good to see she is not testing her B sample and has admitted fault, unlike 99% of others who come up with dome lame excuse like dodgy beef or a spiked supplement.

 

[Crackle]

Would it be much benefit to a female tennis player though - Matches rarely last beyond 2hrs - sit down every 5 to 10 minutes with 5 minutes between sets

Will be interesting to see how it pans out - she doesn't need the money from playing - will her big name sponsors - esp Nike - drop her? - A two year ban would give her time to sort out her injury problems - only be 30 at the end of the ban - bank another £20M in two years after ban?

The Wada findings indicated it was widely used in strength sports, so I guess it's of some benefit. It's rumoured that there's more meldonium positives to come so it may well have an influence on her case. As for the rest I don't know and God knows if Nike will drop her, they are rather insensitive to doping.