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Interesting that the guidelines I suggested about a month ago (and was shot down about by a few on this board) are now being adopted by USATF. Whatever happened to the legal issues that would accompany such policy fellas? I want to hear all the naysayers that told me that a lifetime ban from the first offense, unless they cooperated with "authorities" would never hold up in a court of law.
I'm in London on business and the Dwain Chambers thing is HUGE here. Its on Sky TV constantly and on the front page of every paper.
From an article in today's 'Metro':
"AMERICAN athletics chiefs have threatened first-time drugs offenders with life bans.
USA Track and Field, launching its new Zero Tolerance programme yesterday, promised stiff penalties which could go up to a life ban and fines up to £60,000 (about a 100 grand) in a bid to get to grips with the problem. The body has also encourage the use of private investigators as well as urging athletes and coaches to act as whistleblowers to help the anti-doping authorities keep informed of changing technology and new methods of cheating."
ALSO... I have been saying for years, AND HAVE BEEM CRITISIZED BY MANY NAIVE INDIVIDUALS, on these boards and others, that in ANY given MAJOR final, or in ANY top 10 list for ANY given event in ANY given year, 60%-80% are doping. SO many people love to tell me I have no basis for these claims. Well, my friends... we should all learn something from Seul (first 4 finishers in the 100 tested positive at one point or another) from Boulami, Mourhit, Baumann, Chepchumba, Said Sief, Young, Barnes, etc etc etc.
I believe there are natural athletes out there. I believe Alan Johnson is natural. I wouldn't be surprised if one of or even all three of El G, Tergat and Geb are clean. HOWEVER, I believe that the majority, NOT the minority, of those people trying to achieve the greatness of those that are just naturally better and harder working then them, are taking something to close the gap.
Agree with me or not... that's up to you. However, every day that has gone by in the past 2 or 3 years that I have been saying this just makes you look more foolish and me look more rational. Not smarter, better, or anything like that, just not as naive.
People... stop being so naive. By being a critic, by being a "pessimist" if you want to call it that, WE ARE CLEANING UP OUR SPORT. If everyone thought there was no problem, or very little of one, then we wouldn't have drug testing. Can you imagine the disaster then? This is not a democracy... this is Guilty Until Proven Innocent. THAT'S WHY WE TEST! We need more cinics and more critical people... only then will we approach a clean sport!
Michael
I'm in London on business and the Dwain Chambers thing is HUGE here. Its on Sky TV constantly and on the front page of every paper.
From an article in today's 'Metro':
"AMERICAN athletics chiefs have threatened first-time drugs offenders with life bans.
USA Track and Field, launching its new Zero Tolerance programme yesterday, promised stiff penalties which could go up to a life ban and fines up to £60,000 (about a 100 grand) in a bid to get to grips with the problem. The body has also encourage the use of private investigators as well as urging athletes and coaches to act as whistleblowers to help the anti-doping authorities keep informed of changing technology and new methods of cheating."
ALSO... I have been saying for years, AND HAVE BEEM CRITISIZED BY MANY NAIVE INDIVIDUALS, on these boards and others, that in ANY given MAJOR final, or in ANY top 10 list for ANY given event in ANY given year, 60%-80% are doping. SO many people love to tell me I have no basis for these claims. Well, my friends... we should all learn something from Seul (first 4 finishers in the 100 tested positive at one point or another) from Boulami, Mourhit, Baumann, Chepchumba, Said Sief, Young, Barnes, etc etc etc.
I believe there are natural athletes out there. I believe Alan Johnson is natural. I wouldn't be surprised if one of or even all three of El G, Tergat and Geb are clean. HOWEVER, I believe that the majority, NOT the minority, of those people trying to achieve the greatness of those that are just naturally better and harder working then them, are taking something to close the gap.
Agree with me or not... that's up to you. However, every day that has gone by in the past 2 or 3 years that I have been saying this just makes you look more foolish and me look more rational. Not smarter, better, or anything like that, just not as naive.
People... stop being so naive. By being a critic, by being a "pessimist" if you want to call it that, WE ARE CLEANING UP OUR SPORT. If everyone thought there was no problem, or very little of one, then we wouldn't have drug testing. Can you imagine the disaster then? This is not a democracy... this is Guilty Until Proven Innocent. THAT'S WHY WE TEST! We need more cinics and more critical people... only then will we approach a clean sport!
Michael
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