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Poster: moshimoshi
Subject: RE: Major drug bust from Jamaican trials in 100 meters
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USADA informant wrote:

Let me add to this whole discussion an issue that has bothered me for quite some time.

Jamaica's Olympic team doctor, Herb Elliott, is also in charge of overseeing drug testing in Jamaica.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/track_field/news?slug=jo-jamaicans082308

A quote from the article "Jamaica’s Olympic team doctor, who’s prepared to fend off accusations that banned drugs fueled the country’s sprinting success at these Olympic Games, said the record-breaking run stems in part from the history of slavery.

"Herb Elliott, who oversees drug testing in Jamaica and serves as the Olympic team’s head doctor, said African slaves who ended up in Jamaica were among the strongest and most determined – qualities, he says, that have helped the likes of Usain Bolt, the 22-year-old Jamaican track star."

His involvement has led many for years to suspect him for sabotaging certain Jamaicans like Mullings who trained outside Jamaica while covering up others who trained at home.

Regardless how can WADA and USADA allow ANY individual to serve in such ethically conflicting roles? This should be banned immediately by all sports organizations and credentials denied to those who refuse.

He sort of has a point about the history. The administrators of these plantations and so on went through a phase where they assessed people in a rough and ready fashion and sent the strong ones to one place (eg Jamaica), the smart ones somewhere else (eg Barbados). Now you can't really tell in those circumstances who is smart but you probably can tell who is strong. Someone said Jamaicans and other Caribbean people of West African descent are the same as African-Americans, but really they are not. It's not about race, or being West African, it's about small populations with small differences.

On the more relevant and up-to-date point, I agree, Herb Elliot has a conflict of interests with those 2 roles.
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