I62340 wrote:
What? Absolutely not. I don't think you read my entire post. No one is disputing that the "experiment" took place. AlSal admitted as much. It is also very obvious that the androgel was Alberto's. However, legally speaking, couldn't they claim otherwise and probably provide "proof" to support their claim? I think so.
Yeah the androgel thing was the only real sign of anything that would actually be against the rules. And no one will ever be able to prove that the athletes used it.
Pretty neutral on the whole thing myself. Everyones else good is probably cheating so I'd just as soon see some Americans up there too. But I want write a few sentences about how absurd the androgel thing is. Because it cracks me up.
Salazar's claim is this: He ran the tests on his son to make sure he would in some way be able to prevent his athletes being "sabotaged". He was afraid someone would grab Galen, rub testosterone cream all over him, test him for testosterone, and then have him banned. In his response to Magness, Alberto actually calls the androgel experiment "the sabotage test". He cites the Whetstine/Gatlin incident as proof that such a test was necessary.
In this article
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=2539489Salazar calls the claim that someone could be sabotaged in that way "preposterous".
So either he's lying or he went completely insane in the years between these two incidents. Again, no real proof. If anything I, personally, think it could be cited as a reason to allow some of these substances that are currently banned. Just so we can avoid these situations where the top people in the sport sound like complete and total clowns. These things make me feel stupid just for following the sport you know what I mean? These guys are ripping inhalers before workouts and rubbing testosterone cream on each other and their kids. It might not be cheating but it's weird and pathetic. Go NOP.