Race walker Anatoly Kukushkin, distance runner Anton Jarov, steeplechase runner Roman Usov and runner Julia Smirnova are the latest athletes punished by the Russian athletics federation, the International Association of Athletics Federations said on its Web site Thursday.
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Originally posted by eldricknot sure who in their right mind woud use strychnine is an enhancer, but it's on the list ?!
In the St. Louis Olympic Games of 1904, the marathon runner, Thomas Hicks, was given strychnine mixed with brandy, in order to inject a bit more pace into his last few kilometres of running.
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banning a counry is a ridiculous route ( weightlifting fed did it to bulgars, but that was nonsense decision )
blanket ban penalises innocent athletes - they can't compete
you can only increase random testing in the country & wada/iaaf can only demand that ruskie fed increases random testing to a level they feel is commensurate with a country of that size/importance - you may still get just as many bans for 1st coupla years ( likely more bans ) & ruskie becomes a pariah which makes greece look like utopia, but the weight of testing will eventually have a crushing downward pressure & reduce down number of athletes risking to take drugs & clean up that country
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http://sochi2014.com/35124
Since March 2003, Russia has scrupulously abided by WADA s guidelines with the adoption of the World Anti-Doping Code by the Russian Olympic Committee, and the Russian government s signature of the Copenhagen declaration
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Originally posted by eldrickhttp://sochi2014.com/35124
Since March 2003, Russia has scrupulously abided by WADA s guidelines with the adoption of the World Anti-Doping Code by the Russian Olympic Committee, and the Russian government s signature of the Copenhagen declaration
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Re: How Many
Originally posted by JumpmanJust think of how many they would find if WADA was allowed in there. I understand WADA is not allowed in Russia. Any truth to that.
Russia also have just created an anti-doping agency (same thing as USADA). Will take them time to get working and just like USADA some time to earn the trust of everyone)
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There's also a problem with nations in which the national government might be taking an active role in a doping program. The minute a WADA inspector presents his passport, his arrival in the country may be transmitted directly to the athletics authorities. Indeed, if there's a visa process, advance warning may be weeks in length, no? (I'm not saying Russia does this, of course.)
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Re: How Many
Originally posted by SwoosherNo problems as there is a WADA lab in Moscow....but all labs are not made equal and don't have the same expereince as others...particularly with difficult things like an EPO test
if moscow is an accredited lab, then it has reached standard required
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