rekrunner wrote:
How do I lose again, when you repeated what I said, without contradicting me?
Do you realize if the 3rd missed test is upheld it's a 4 yr ban and possibly career ending for an up & coming younster like Bett in today's anti-doping climate. This would be the same outcome if he had flat out refused to provide a sample in a face to face first time contact. Your post implied that missing a 3rd test is less of a penalty than a face to face flat out refusal. Unfortunately, unless he decides to fess up and tell WADA what he was on, we'll never know if it was rEPO, roids, T, masking agent, etc.
rekrunner wrote:
What do I say about two more Kenyans? If two more Kenyans get busted, I will say two more Kenyans got busted believing EPO could help.
C'mon...that's unrealistic to think that the dopers aren't getting any physiological benefit from EPO and just "believe" that it "could help." And look at the name brands getting bagged here recently; Kiprop, Jebet, Jepchumba....some serious speed with those three. And last month Morrocan Mousaab Hadout was also busted for EPO...a 60 min HM & 5th fastest Morrocan all-time (I figured Morroco wouldn't want to be left out of these recent busts. ?).
Why in today's anti-doping climate are these recent busts involving athletes filling up with rocket fuel? Look what's a stake these days: 4 yr ban (career ending for some), potential lawsuits from sponsors, the wrath of the running community & media, etc. And EPO is old school doping - so why are they getting caught for rocket fuel when all this fancy spancy supposedly undetectable stuff is out there such as AICAR and the speed peptides? Rocket fuel must work, and work very well to go old school doping and face the catastrophic consequences of getting caught & banned.