Ben Johnson coach (1991): Irrevocable 2-Tiered sport, protecting well-connected superstars, prosecuting expendables

And? This wasn't news in 1990.

Always worth reminding ourselves of this irrefutable fact of professional sports... and particularly Track & Field

Waaaaah, I'm Charlie Francis, I'm such a victim because the dopin authorities targeted me in two horrible doping scandals 25 years apart, and it's so unfair that I'm not universally recognized as the world's greatest coach, that's why I've done nothing with my life since 1988 except sit around and reminisce about the glory days of the Ben Johnaon doping scandal. Steroids didn't make him run faster, just recover faster, and Carl Lewis testing positive for cold medicine is totally on the same level of seriousness as BJ testing postive for stanozolol, which he didn't even use by the way, it was just Carl Lewis' training partner who spiked his beer with that. Totally reasonable. Waaaah wash wahh I'm such a victim. Waaahah Ben Johnaon is the fastest man of all time because of a 10m split he hit in some obscure Eruo meet, even though 10 athletes have run faster than 9.79 Ben is still the fastest man of all time because he threw his hand up when he crossed the line, like Bolt didn't do that en route to 9.69 or anything. Waaaah me and Ben are such poor babies.

Stimulants are worse than steroids. They took the 100m world record down 2 tenths of a second to 9.95 over barely more than a decade, until banned in competition - the only unbeatable substance ban in anti-doping. Sprinters trained on steroids out of competition with impunity for the next 20 years and couldn't move it lower than 9.93 until Johnson appeared.

I saw Ben in 1989 in Toronto. He had lost a lot of muscle mass.

I saw Charlie coaching at a track meet when he was banned.

Just legalize PED because WADA is not catching the majority.

Call me cynical but I am of the opinion that the majority of Thrack athletes who qualify for the WC and Olympics are cheating in some form or another.

Yes that includes the Brits, Canucks and Yanks.

Ben Johnson is my idol. I have always looked up to him as a source of inspiration. When times have been tough for me I always think about what Ben went through and the struggles he had to overcome. Ben has been such great role model for the new generation of athletes who are up and coming and I think Usain Bolt may have been one of them.

What many people don't mention is that the "PEDs are OK (well at least sometimes)" crowd has invaded the (Western, USA) universities, and is indoctrinating the next generation. There is thus side influence to accept TUEs for marginal conditions.

But they will still ban the drugs the "other guys" are using.

GOing to get worser wrote:

What many people don't mention is that the "PEDs are OK (well at least sometimes)" crowd has invaded the (Western, USA) universities, and is indoctrinating the next generation. There is thus side influence to accept TUEs for marginal conditions.

But they will still ban the drugs the "other guys" are using.

So much of college nowdays is being able to regurgitate your instructor's agenda/opinions on term papers. Fortunately, I think students are (at least slightly) more skeptical than they appear.