Doping in other sports

[Adam4868]

Saw the Farah spat on the news this morning....strange ! To say the least.

 

[pawl]

Cricket.Alex Hales Nottingham cricketer tested positive for a second time recreational drug use.

I know cricket is boring . If i was a fan of cricket or played I would need drugs to keep me awake.

 

[Lloss]

The world of athletics is awash with dope that includes cycling.

 

[Shadow]

Canoeing this time. Who'dathunk it? Good the IOC is so up to date.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Canoeing this time. Who'dathunk it? Good the IOC is so up to date.

I don't know why I find that funny, because obviously you need good upper body strength for canoeing but somehow it makes me laugh. It made me imagine Ray Mears in a hand-made canoe, off his head on local mescaline.

 

[AuroraSaab]

Does anybody watch those sports documentaries on Netflix? I've been watching a few of the Crossfit ones. The competitors have a hugely impressive level of fitness, but a few of the men and women have physiques that I can only politely describe as looking a bit like they might be chemically assisted. I know they drug test in the big competitions but I don't think they drug test randomly through the year. One guy did get disqualified in the Crossfit Games.

I think there was talk of getting Crossfit into the Olympics (not sure why as it's a brand really, and no more a sport than say circuit training is) but I think they will really have to up the standard of testing to be anywhere near consideration.

 

[BalkanExpress]

If any libel lawyers are reading this is not doping, but....

Listening to Mark Wood at lunch in the test march today, he was recounting how Jofra Archer had received a pain killing injection in his side before going out to bowl the “ Super over” in the World Cup final.

Blooming heck, needlespainkillers it’s a different world.

 

[rich p]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/49780788

The Russkies could get banned again for manipulating the data.
Cheating bastards

 

[rich p]

World Athletics champs starts on today with state doping and evasion still going on in Russia and a German TV programme exposing even more Kenyan athletes on the juice.
Currently there are 41 Kenyans banned.
And you thought cycling had a problem
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1085100/kenya-doping-claims-aiu-sebastian-coe

 

[Beebo]

Mo Farah's coach has been given a 4 year ban, it seems he was in cahoots with a dodgy doctor. Where have we heard that before?
There is currently no issue with Farah, but it does look odd.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/49882757

 

[User169]

Mo Farah's coach has been given a 4 year ban, it seems he was in cahoots with a dodgy doctor. Where have we heard that before?
There is currently no issue with Farah, but it does look odd.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/49882757

Salazar's latest protege, Sifan Hassan, won the world champs 10k over the weekend.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

WADA to investigate all athletes trained by Salazar.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/50286638

 

[Shadow]

Another young eejit.

I know next to nothing of the NBA but they play so many games a season that a 25 game ban is barely even a slap on the wrist.

 

[AndyRM]

Another young eejit.

I know next to nothing of the NBA but they play so many games a season that a 25 game ban is barely even a slap on the wrist.

82 games in a season, so a 25 match ban is a pretty hefty punishment.

 

[Shadow]

82 games in a season, so a 25 match ban is a pretty hefty punishment.

We disagree.
That is less than one third of a season. In cycling terms maybe a Grand Tour and a couple of other races. Hardly a deterrent.