Doping in other sports

[SWSteve]

No doubt. It's an odd trajectory though. 6 month ban > year ban > life. There's very little disincentive to try it in the first (and second) instance.

I know. yet players get banned from the NFL for marijuana abuse along different guidelines

 

[SWSteve]

London 2012 Olympics: Adem Kilicci & Yekaterina Gnidenko suspended
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36437045

'Athletes from Russia who prove they are clean should be allowed to compete'

What, so they can be re-tested in a couple if years and fail. Poss off IOC

 

[Hont]

So that would be one of these lot:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics#Medalists

Named as Nesta Carter...

http://www.insidethegames.biz/artic...nner-to-test-positive-in-beijing-2008-retests

Bolt could lose one of his gold medals.

 

[SWSteve]

Djokovic completes a career grand slam. Bizarre this happened in an Olympic year

 

[400bhp]

Bolt could lose one of his gold medals.

Should

 

[400bhp]

Djokovic completes a career grand slam. Bizarre this happened in an Olympic year

Why?

 

[fossyant]

The whole lot need banning. Full stop, you are out !!!

 

[SWSteve]

Why?

Well, I would have expected his performances to have diminished in the lead up to Rio.

 

[400bhp]

Well, I would have expected his performances to have diminished in the lead up to Rio.

Ahh I see. His fitness just isn't plausible is it. In 1, 5, 10 year's time we will look back and think it was so obvious.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Sharapova has been given a 2 year ban backdated to Jan 2016.

 

[psmiffy]

Rather stronger than I expected - however, the CAS outcome bearing in mind the possible fudges wrt to other mildronate positives

The World Anti-Doping Agency admitted in April that scientists were unsure how long meldonium stayed in the system, and suggested athletes who tested positive before 1 March could avoid bans, provided they had stopped taking it before 1 January.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

That's a fair decision, I think.

 

[Beebo]

Nike and Head both remain as sponsors.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36485320

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

English language version of Doping - Top Secret: showdown for Russia

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdu7626ysKY

 

[400bhp]

Nike and Head both remain as sponsors.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36485320

Perhaps this is quite telling in that the sponsors read the public reaction (globally) to doping as passive?