Doping in other sports

[Flying_Monkey]

Da Silva Ramos

...is a cyclist.

 

[HF2300]

...is a cyclist.

Is indeed, and rode in the Olympic road race (though DNF'd) - but the Zielinski brothers are Polish weightlifters and tested positive for Nandrolone.

 

[rich p]

The hubris of the Russians is almost beyond belief. Do they have no sense of shame?
To blame their disgrace on Macchiavellian political shenanigans (that's a phrase I don't often use!) is more than irritating.

 

[HF2300]

The hubris of the Russians is almost beyond belief. Do they have no sense of shame?
To blame their disgrace on Macchiavellian political shenanigans (that's a phrase I don't often use!) is more than irritating.

I thought the unrepentant ex-doper Zabelinskaya making lofty proclamations after the women's RR about Russia showing the world they could win clean was a touch ironic, not to say hypocritical.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

My 'lympic medal table looks considerably different to the official one...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Is indeed, and rode in the Olympic road race (though DNF'd) - but the Zielinski brothers are Polish weightlifters and tested positive for Nandrolone.

Just reminding people that this is the Doping in Other Sports thread. For our own, there is the Doping Git thread...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Go on them BBC, here's another chance to mention doping and Kenya...

No? Oh well, just say "well done" and don't bother.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Go on them BBC, here's another chance to mention doping and Kenya...

No? Oh well, just say "well done" and don't bother.

See the fat bloke in this picture, he's currently on bail for doping athletes - and part of the Kenyan team with the marathoners

This is him:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36797823

 

[HF2300]

Just reminding people that this is the Doping in Other Sports thread. For our own, there is the Doping Git thread...

Oops. Sorry I hurt your thread, mister.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I don't want to be overly suspicious, but let's just say that the men's 400m final yesterday was verging on the completely unbelievable.

 

[smutchin]

I don't want to be overly suspicious, but let's just say that the men's 400m final yesterday was verging on the completely unbelievable.

I'm watching the women's 3,000m steeplechase now. The leading Kenyan/Bahrain runner has left the whole field far, far behind.

 

[smutchin]

And she eased off in the final straight so as not to beat the world record too easily!

 

[brommers]

Well done Bolt for being the only Jamaican or American sprinter (allegedly) never to have taken drugs

 

[HF2300]

I don't want to be overly suspicious, but let's just say that the men's 400m final yesterday was verging on the completely unbelievable.

Didn't see that, so had to go and check. Seems you're not the only one; people in the Guardian report using words like incredible, unbelievable, and even ridiculous:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/14/wayde-van-niekerk-olympic-gold-400m-world-record

What did Johnson say about it?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

What did Johnson say about it?

He was very gracious. He's like that.

The other view, of course, is that it has just been a fallow period for the 400m since Johnson's record. So when someone finally comes along who's a lot better, of course the record is smashed. That's not more intrinsically suspicious that the record being beaten by a little every year or so.