Yoda
English & European
Yes. He should have, but then so should every other seasoned professional athlete that has been caught doping. eg: Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Dwain Chambers......(need I go on?)
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Yes. He should have, but then so should every other seasoned professional athlete that has been caught doping. eg: Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Dwain Chambers......(need I go on?)
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
No, you don't. Anyone caught cheating a second time, should be banned for life. It's a bit like liars. Once you've caught them out in a lie, you can never trust them again.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
If you had mistakenly taken a banned substance and been caught, surely you wouldn't take another one on purpose, would you?
I felt quite proud when the crowd was booing him, it should happen every time he, or other proven cheats compete, until the IAAF,ban for life.
I felt quite proud when the crowd was booing him, it should happen every time he, or other proven cheats compete, until the IAAF,ban for life.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
The only way to stop it, is lifetime bans for proven cheats, and sanctions against their countries (i.e. Russia, at the moment)
Yoda
English & European
Why the **** weren't they booing Yohan Blake then?
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
They should have been, but, his case is a bit different, as he was only banned by Jamaican athletics, as there was some argument about the make up of the substance he took, ( I think, it's a bit late, and , if Old Speckled Hen is a banned substance, id probably be in for a lifetime ban myself,tonigjt)
AmexRuislip
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If an Old Speckled Hen was in the 100 metres tonight, I think it would've won!
Iggle Piggle
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desprateseagull
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Was it just me, that thought the bbc commentators / presenters were shaming the crowd for booing Gaitlin, while at same time calling for athletics to clean up the sport..?
imho, Bolt shoulda retired after Rio Olympics- nothing left to prove.
imho, Bolt shoulda retired after Rio Olympics- nothing left to prove.
It's great that the crowd were doing the right thing as the sport's leaders don't have the balls. Would love it if everyone turned their backs on him as he gets the medal.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Bob!
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Inside the doping hotspot of Ethiopia: dodgy testing and EPO over the counter
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ot-ethiopia-drug-testing-epo?CMP=share_btn_tw
Inside the doping hotspot of Ethiopia: dodgy testing and EPO over the counter
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ot-ethiopia-drug-testing-epo?CMP=share_btn_tw
What was she wearing? A frickin' deep sea diver's suit?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Good grief, time flies.
Hey [MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION], inspired by our discussion this morning, throughout the day on Netflix I've watched:-
If you can watch it, do so, without studying the form.
Suffices to say, like the very best of documentaries it doesn't go in the direction it was intended.
If you can watch it, do so, without studying the form.
Suffices to say, like the very best of documentaries it doesn't go in the direction it was intended.
That depends on which sport!
They don't have to check every medication, they just have to take the ones they're allowed.
Murray 17
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I'm no expert, but I guess medicines have more than one ingredient. If you were seriously trying to avoid illegal substances, you would check everything.
The only excuse an athlete could have, IMO, is that their food/drink was laced. Even then, you could take reasonable steps to avoid this.