LetsRun.com wrote:
We have a new story out today related to the Jama Aden raid.
Jama Aden Doping Raid Update: How Might The Raid Impact Mo Farah, The Dibabas and Nike?
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/06/jama-aden-doping-raid-update-might-raid-impact-mo-farah-dibabas-nike/Today, we look at some of the connections between Aden and the sport's biggest names like Genzebe Dibaba, Tirunesh Dibaba, Mo Farah, and Nike and wonder what type of impact, if any, the scandal will have on them. We also reveal for the first time in the English press that Mo Farah trained in Sansabell, Spain in 2014, a fact his agent didn't even know, but claimed to be more than 100 miles away in France. Why?
Hopefully this helps get this thread back on track.
With Russia and now Adan's group we have arguably two of the biggest doping stories in athletic's history within the past ten months.
Both of these were due to investigations and tips; this cements the fact even further that doped athletes simply are not testing positive (which before you could argue was a bit hearsay (at least in vast numbers)). The science of testing is improving, but it's simply too easy to not dope at this point (this is not isolated in athletics, obviously).
Weldon/Robert - well I agree that 'innocent until proven guilty' is a nice way to phrase things - remember, these athletes are not being investigated or charged - they are being drug tested - and right now, in most countries, doping in sport is not illegal. If this were a crime, they would have been arrested along Aden yesterday. They are not being charge with anything.
Until international courts understand that doping in sport is a true crime, athletes wallow in the middle of neither being innocent or guilty -- even when CAS is brought into the fold.
Perhaps the best question in all of this is why are athletes allowing this to occur? There were THIRTY athletes in that hotel.
Why are other coaches standing by the wayside?
Why is our sport (and most of all sports) being bullied by some corrupt individuals time and time and time again?
I suppose the answer to most of this is greed (and fear). I certainly don't have a good answer, it's all very sobering. Somewhere along the line people compromise their principles. Morally, athletes give an inch - and suddenly it becomes a mile.
The ugly truth is that this is very, very bad, and more than likely, this is very, very bad in every sport. Especially when special interests or money is at stake.
Maybe Trump has a better answer.