Doping in other sports

[SWSteve]

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.

Good job the only dopers are Russian

 

[SWSteve]

they most probably have.............

That's the point I was making

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Good job the only dopers are Russian

I am hoping sports fans everywhere are rejoicing

 

[rich p]

Kenya should be banned from T&F too

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

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

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

I'm waiting for Strychnine Come Dancing. No, praying....

 

[psmiffy]

Another 45 failures from the retests - 98 now in total - be interesting to see who they are and what they failed on if and when a list gets published

 

[Buddfox]

No total Olympic ban for Russia...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

No total Olympic ban for Russia...

Quite a strange decision; not all Russians banned, but any Russian with a previous ban for doping is excluded. Whereas competitors from other countries with a previous doping ban are not excluded.

 

[Buddfox]

Quite a strange decision; not all Russians banned, but any Russian with a previous ban for doping is excluded. Whereas competitors from other countries with a previous doping ban are not excluded.

Including the initial whistleblower... not much incentive for others to come forwards

 

[HF2300]

Quite a strange decision; not all Russians banned, but any Russian with a previous ban for doping is excluded. Whereas competitors from other countries with a previous doping ban are not excluded.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/24/russia-team-escape-blanket-ban-ioc-rio-olympic-games

Have to satisfy their own federation they're clean. Federations can't take absence of a positive test as evidence they're clean.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

IOC pass the buck, I wonder what they were passed? As corrupt as FIFA.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/24/russia-team-escape-blanket-ban-ioc-rio-olympic-games

Have to satisfy their own federation they're clean. Federations can't take absence of a positive test as evidence they're clean.

We'll have the situation in the cycling that Zakarin will not be there as he has a previous doping ban and is Russian, whilst Valverde will be. And Stevic, who initially got a life ban which was changed to 2 years after appeal. And Pourseyedi. And Caruso. I could probably find many more if I could be arsed checking all the teams...

 

[Bollo]

They've just had a very unhappy David Walsh on BBC 5 Live. It's worth a listen. He's certainly off the IOC's Christmas card list.

 

[HF2300]

Can anti-doping bodies maintain their integrity?

https://www.theguardian.com/science...r-is-troubling?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience

 

[HF2300]

6 cyclists won't be at the Olympics, while Zhukov says Russia will field their cleanest team ever:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/28/russian-olympic-chief-cleanest-rio-doping

Jeanette Kwakye welcomes the ban and criticises Russia's athlete production line:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/22/ban-russian-atheletes-rio-olympics

...while federations fear damages claims because of the IOC's fudge:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...s-fear-damage-claims-russia-olympic-games-ban