Athletics taking doping seriously.

mulletmaster
mulletmaster Posts: 502
edited May 2014 in Pro race
Good to see Athletics taking doping seriously....a 1 year post dated ban for a world class athlete in the show piece event who tested positive 3 times. Post dated so he can't compete over winter, however did he cope. :( No doubt it my mind that athletics is absolutely filthy with it now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/27264866

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited May 2014
    It wasn't athletics that gave him a ban, it was USADA. It's increasingly obvious they are a soft touch if you tell them what they want to hear.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    The same USADA who endlessly hounded Armstrong et al for years at huge expense. Strange really.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    mulletmaster wrote:
    The same USADA who endlessly hounded Armstrong et al for years at huge expense. Strange really.
    No, it's the same USADA that, after years of inaction, finally moved against Armstrong once the whole case had been laid on a plate for them.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    No, but wait... Mr Justin Gatlin tested positive twice (2001 and 2006) and was twice banned, but... he was still there to get a medal in London 2012, running his PB... USADA are definitively serious about doping, once you retire from the sport... :lol:
    left the forum March 2023
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    I thought that a lot of athletes have been taking doping seriously for quite some time now. Sorry, couldn't resist. :oops:
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    RichN95 wrote:
    mulletmaster wrote:
    The same USADA who endlessly hounded Armstrong et al for years at huge expense. Strange really.
    No, it's the same USADA that, after years of inaction, finally moved against Armstrong once the whole case had been laid on a plate for them.

    Gay has supposedly chucked some coaches / suppliers under the bus to get the reduced ban. Be interesting to see if anything transpires.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    I commented on the drugs in the media thread before I read this one

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