Drug Cheats

[servo]

There have been a number of drug cheats kicked off the games, even some medal winners. I suspect for every athlete caught at least one other does not get caught.

They are unable to test for all banned substances and even if blood testing was being done there would still be some that are untestable.

So should we just acknowledge all winners who test negative to current testing as being clean? They have met all the regulations by which they currently compete under and have won. If they are subsequently found to have been doped to the eyeballs with an as yet untestable yet banned drug should they be stripped of their medals and the history books?? If so, how long before we can truly say they were clean?

Should there be a time limit an the retrospective re-allocation of medals? Take the Raelene Boyle case as an example. She was a silver medalist at two games and it is now widely accepted and admitted by one of the gold medalists that the East Germans in particular were cheating with drugs.

She has not been awarded a retrospective gold medal for two reasons. There were no regulations covering drug cheats at the time therefore no testing was done. There is no formal time limit on stripping cheats of their medals even if they admit to it.

What do you think?

 

[JUBJUB]

Has anyone tested Laurie Lawrence for drugs ?

He must of overdosed on something.

 

[Richmondfan#1]

What about Peiter van den Hoogenband?? Nah, he seens like a nice guy. Too nice for drugs.
But by the time the commentators finish saying his name, the race is over.

 

[jod23]

What about Inge De Bruin from the Netherlands apparently shes being swimming since 1991 and all of a sudden after swimming for almost ten years she breaking world records by big margins and winning golds left right and centre!!!! How come no one has heard of her for like 10 years then she becomes a superstar, does no one else find this a little suss. And its not cos im jealous because she beats aussies, we dont have any top aussies in the events she races so im not jealous just curious.

 

[Anna Bolic]

All the medal winners and athletes who got kicked out of the olympics so far come from 'backward loser countries' (in the words of Homer J. Simpson). None from the high profile countries though. Wonder why hmmmmm? $$$$$$

It's been stated many a time - if Ben Johnson was a Yank he would have never been caught. That's the way the corrupt IOC operates.

That's why the Dutch drug cheat De Bruin won't get caught until way after the fact - doesn't look good for TV rights and sponsorship if medal winners in high profile sports get kicked out.

And if you want to throw another name in the ring try - Marion Jones. Her hubby just got busted today for steroids and he also is her coach. Mull on that one. But still even if she is on the jungle juice - she won't get caught - she's a Yank.

 

[WCE2000]

I think you may have, just threw your on theory out there.
You said that that American's dont get busted, but isn't Marion Jones husbain an American.

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[Anna Bolic]

Marion Jones' husband/coach isn't competing in the Olympics - he pulled out mysteriously (we know why now) 2 or so weeks ago.

The test he failed was in July going by the report in the paper - so that test has nothing to do with the Olympic drug testing procedures.

Seems odd for a positive test way back in July to come out now though. Something suss there.

 

[Anna Bolic]

There's a major scandal about to blow up in the athletic's world. News reports are saying that 5 US track & field medal winning athletes from Seoul in 1988 tested positive for drugs but the IOC covered them up and this year 20 US track & field athletes have tested positive and that the US T&F main body covered them up.