There were multiple doping threads on Gudaf Tsegay the other day that were deleted by the mods very quickly. Why is Gudaf Tsegay protected but this thread stays up?
There were multiple doping threads on Gudaf Tsegay the other day that were deleted by the mods very quickly. Why is Gudaf Tsegay protected but this thread stays up?
This topic comes up everything a darky breaks a world record. Let's hope Jakob breaks more world records so we can once again say "what a great time to be a fan of track and field".
The question might be rephrased: how can we be confident anyone isn't doping?
A few uncomfortable facts:
- As far back as 1996 it was estimated that up to 80% of participants at Atlanta would be doped. (There was also no test for EPO then, so it would have been present in running).
- Only 1-2% of tests produce a positive. Confidential athlete surveys have proven that doping far exceeds the numbers caught. Ergo, most dopers are not caught. In the words of a former WADA head, "only the dumb and the careless are caught".
- In the words of another former WADA head, David Howman, "doping is more sophisticated than antidoping". Hence, doping remains ahead of antidoping.
- It is found in all sports. According to antidoping expert Renee Ann Shirley, "doping is present in all sports in all countries at elite levels, with the frequent collusion of sports governance bodies". It has been found in championship darts, curling and chess.
- Doping is not confined to elites and professionals. It is known to be present in schools and colleges.
- The question every athlete is faced with today is whether they are prepared to use everything available to them to succeed - which, for many, includes doping. They will know that many of their competitors will dope. In some countries we have seen that doping is about 99% at the top - as in Russia, where it is state-sponsored. How many athletes are prepared to lose to those they believe are dopers?
Since those are just some of the factors that indicate the likely prevalence of doping today, the question remains - how confident can you be that any athlete (and especially your favorite) isn't?
The only athletes I actually believe is clean and medalling at world level are Laura Muir, Athing Mu and Keely Hodgkinson.
Um no,no and no.Theyre not clean either.Teenage girls cant run sub 1.56.Only DSD females,and hard core dopers can run that fast.
An official thread for your dicussions about doping. Enough littering every other thread and taking away the joy of sports.
Theres no such thing as clean at top leval.Theyre all on drugs,no matter what country they come from.When they all line up looking like laboratory experiments,you just know that something isnt right.
An official thread for your dicussions about doping. Enough littering every other thread and taking away the joy of sports.
I believe the vast majority of top level athletes in most sports are on drugs. At olympic level most track and field athletes have to dope just to reach the qualifying standard. Even if im wrong,the general consensus is that 50% of olympic level athletes are on drugs. That's a lot. You have to play the game at high level.
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