Doping in other sports

[400bhp]

My wife is apparently already suspicious of the fact the "top 4 golfers in the world" have quit. I have no idea who the top four golfers in the world are and my wife just became a little less attractive after her Clarkson impersanation.

The course has been built on a swamp

 

[Big Dave laaa]

I know nothing of the game of golf other than what I see on the tv but it doesn't strike me as a sport that would hugely benefit from doping. Serious question, what would a golfer be likely to take? Beta Blockers?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I know nothing of the game of golf other than what I see on the tv but it doesn't strike me as a sport that would hugely benefit from doping. Serious question, what would a golfer be likely to take? Beta Blockers?

According to this article - found using Google using "doping in golf" search terms btw - "the drugs of choice for golfers are diuretics and other masking agents as well as Glucocortico-steroids."

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gol...ing-and-athletics-for-drug-findings-1.2301094

 

[Big Dave laaa]

Thanks for the information. I never use Google as I'd rather trust the opinion of people on forums diuretics and masking agents aren't really doping tho are they? The steroid type you have mentioned is also nothing more than a serious anti inflammatory. So my question still stands really. Masking agents for what?

 

[Shadow]

Serious question, what would a golfer be likely to take? Beta Blockers?

I have no idea either but then I think golf is one of the most ridiculous 'sports' going.

Perhaps to build upper body strength to hit the ball harder and further, à la baseball big hitters?

Perhaps you could ask the question on a friendly Golf Chat forum?!!!

 

[psmiffy]

Top golfers now spend time in the gym and doing cardio training - the top 10 are all lean and muscular - recovery is the key to being able to train for all sports

 

[Big Dave laaa]

I have no idea either but then I think golf is one of the most ridiculous 'sports' going.

Perhaps to build upper body strength to hit the ball harder and further, à la baseball big hitters?

Perhaps you could ask the question on a friendly Golf Chat forum?!!!

Yeah I could do that I suppose but my opinion of golf is similar to yours and as the title of this thread is 'Doping in other sports' I thought it fit in with the general flow

 

[HF2300]

Those pesky Russians again:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/18/wada-report-russia-sochi-winter-olympics

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/18/russia-banned-rio-olympics-state-sponsored-doping

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/19/russia-olympics-ioc-anti-doping-exclude-athletes-rio

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/19/russia-athletics-drugs-scandal-olympics-rio

and BBC's 'Horizon' on the health effects of doping, particularly in amateur sport:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ll97c

 

[HF2300]

The cocktail of poison and brandy that led to Olympic gold:

https://www.theguardian.com/science...nd-brandy-that-led-to-olympic-gold-strychnine

 

[rich p]

CAS hsve ipheld the Russian Track and field ban, Good.

 

[SWSteve]

Sorry, but why were Russian authorisities only doping track and field athletes, if I was cheating to win, I would be targeting the other disciplines also

 

[rich p]

Sorry, but why were Russian authorisities only doping track and field athletes, if I was cheating to win, I would be targeting the other disciplines also

They may be banned entirely if the IOC have the balls or the legality
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36834090

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

CAS hsve ipheld the Russian Track and field ban, Good.

Did you see the IAAF statement which said something along the lines of it being a "good thing" as all athletes were now assured of a level playing field. Bad Russians. Very naughty.

 

[rich p]

Did you see the IAAF statement which said something along the lines of it being a "good thing" as all athletes were now assured of a level playing field. Bad Russians. Very naughty.

I didn't but a level playing field is pretty normal for discus...

 

[SWSteve]

They may be banned entirely if the IOC have the balls or the legality
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36834090

So, that won't happen then.