Gold medalist positive for EPO-CERA

Only winning one gold medal the article I read says and since it's an EPO type drug probably a distance runner. If only one medal it can't be Bekele . . . probably Kipruto or Ramzi. This will be interesting

eldoII wrote:

Only winning one gold medal the article I read says and since it's an EPO type drug probably a distance runner. If only one medal it can't be Bekele . . . probably Kipruto or Ramzi. This will be interesting

Why couldn't it be Bekele? Just out of curiosity. His handlers were suspicious types back in their heyday (look at Hermens and Kostre). I'm not saying it is Bekele, lord knows what he is or isn't on, but why is he automatically dismissed? I have my idea as to whom I think is most likely, but I'll just wait to see what the end story is. No matter who they pop here, there are probably several other guys in the distance races who were doped and who will get away with it for now because their "crew" is one step ahead of the testers.

it is a common misconception that only endurance athletes benefit from drugs like EPO. If a sprinter can have greater endurance to train longer every day, they will concievably benefit greatly from an endurance enhancing drug

Everyone is Suspicious wrote:

eldoII wrote:

Only winning one gold medal the article I read says and since it's an EPO type drug probably a distance runner. If only one medal it can't be Bekele . . . probably Kipruto or Ramzi. This will be interesting

Why couldn't it be Bekele? Just out of curiosity. His handlers were suspicious types back in their heyday (look at Hermens and Kostre). I'm not saying it is Bekele, lord knows what he is or isn't on, but why is he automatically dismissed? I have my idea as to whom I think is most likely, but I'll just wait to see what the end story is. No matter who they pop here, there are probably several other guys in the distance races who were doped and who will get away with it for now because their "crew" is one step ahead of the testers.

Because Bekele won TWO gold medals and the article mentions that the athlete only won ONE gold medal.

Moron.

A short list of possibilities (single gold medalist, distance event) includes Ramzi, Wanjiru, Russian racewalker and kenyan steeplechase winner. I bet it is the Russian, with a 90% chance, and there is a ~10% chance it is Ramzi.

So if you're my bookie and I bet the field, my payoff is infinity to one? I put one penny on the field, please.

I keeed, I keeed.

the article also mentions that endurance athletes were targeted, meaning, in all likelihood it isnt a sprinter.

I hope it's Ramzi so all the idiots can eat crow

running against the wind wrote:

Because Bekele won TWO gold medals and the article mentions that the athlete only won ONE gold medal.

Moron.

Neither article specifies how many golds were won by the track athlete:

The IOC refused to name the athletes or the sports involved but there were reports on Tuesday night from an unnamed source that three were track and field athletes, one of whom was a gold medallist.

AP reports also that two of the six were medalists, one in cycling, the other a gold-medal winning track and field athlete.

Why not Wanjiru?

Please be Ramzi, please be Ramzi, please be Ramzi ...

pjb wrote:

running against the wind wrote:

Because Bekele won TWO gold medals and the article mentions that the athlete only won ONE gold medal.

Moron.

Neither article specifies how many golds were won by the track athlete:

The IOC refused to name the athletes or the sports involved but there were reports on Tuesday night from an unnamed source that three were track and field athletes, one of whom was a gold medallist.

AP reports also that two of the six were medalists, one in cycling, the other a gold-medal winning track and field athlete.

Really?

"and the other was a male track and field athlete who won only one gold medal."

I dont understand wrote:

I hope it's Ramzi so all the idiots can eat crow

This was my reaction at first, but then I realized that there wouldn't be a whole lot of crow eating because Ramzi is actually one of the few runners who seems to be universally accepted (at least on Letsrun) as a drug cheat. Now I'm not saying there haven't been some doubters over the years, but for the most part people here know he's fishy. Even usual skeptics like mobile9 believe he's juiced.

Brad Nowell wrote:

Really?

"and the other was a male track and field athlete who won only one gold medal."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/04/28/olympic.doping.ap/index.html

Really. My comment is still true in the context of the thread.

why can't dipshits on this board ever admit they were wrong? Or just f'ing stay silent on it is pointed out that they were wrong? We don't need a bunch of technicalities that make you think you were right. Shut up!

This site says that there were 7 positive tests and 6 athletes.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/28/olympic.doping/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Im pretty sure that means it could be KB.

racewalker

you can take it to the bank

It could be... wrote:

This site says that there were 7 positive tests and 6 athletes.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/28/olympic.doping/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Im pretty sure that means it could be KB.

Maybe he had advance notice of this coming out, and that's why he didn't run the World XC.

running against the wind wrote:

Moron.

A short list of possibilities (single gold medalist, distance event) includes Ramzi, Wanjiru, Russian racewalker and kenyan steeplechase winner. I bet it is the Russian, with a 90% chance, and there is a ~10% chance it is Ramzi.

Read the other articles before calling people names, you wanker. The only consistency in the articles is the number of athletes listed. Ramzi and the Kenyan are probably two of the faves.

I agree comrade

But could you imagine getting busted for drugs for such a silly event?