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The Olympics thread

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Nearly all athletes run clean as I believe all medals winners are tested. The drugs they use are for training, to enable them to train harder and at a higher intensity and frequency.

The sad thing is I am sure a lot of athletes that fail the drugs tests don't even need to take the drugs. Marion Jones comes to mind.
 
Uxbridge Shrimper said:
You're right of course - a mistake on my part.

It's widely though that the Greek athletes Kenteris and Thanou deliberately missed tests in 2004 for fear of getting caught. There has to be punishment for those who miss tests, but I don't think it should be as severe as actually failing one.
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The rule is that failing to show for a test consititutes failing a test and the Atletes are fully aware of this when then consent to out of competition testing . http://www.kcaa.org.uk/Anti Doping.pdf
To be eligible for participation in athletic competitions held under UKA and IAAF
Rules all athletes must make themselves available for testing when required. All
athletes who wish to compete under UKA's and the IAAF's Rules agree, by so
competing, that they understand and accept the rules, processes and sanctions relating
to anti-doping of both UKA and the IAAF.

5. The offence of doping takes place when:
(a) a prohibited substance is found to be present within an athlete's body tissue or
fluids; or
(b) an athlete uses or takes advantage of a prohibited technique; or
(c) an athlete admits having taken advantage of, having used or having attempted
to use a prohibited substance or a prohibited technique; or
(d) an athlete fails or refuses to submit to doping control and to produce a sample
after having been requested to do so by an authorised official; or
(e) a person assists or incites others, or admits having assisted or incited others to
use prohibited substances or prohibited techniques; or
(f) a person trades, trafficks, distributes or sells any prohibited substance
otherwise than in the normal course of a recognised profession or trade; or
(g) an athlete on the out-of-competition testing register fails to notify UKA of
his/her address (including a temporary address where an athlete will be absent
from his/her given address for more than three days) or training schedule or
provides false information without an explanation acceptable to the Drug
Advisory Officer appointed by UKA in accordance with Rule 22(b) below.
For the avoidance of doubt, where it is documented that on three or more
consecutive occasions on separate days an Independent Sampling Officer
("ISO") has been unable to find the athlete, that documentation may be
introduced as evidence of the doping offence under this paragraph (g).
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The bans are for the offence of Doping
 
Yorkshire Bambi said:
Nearly all athletes run clean as I believe all medals winners are tested. The drugs they use are for training, to enable them to train harder and at a higher intensity and frequency.

The sad thing is I am sure a lot of athletes that fail the drugs tests don't even need to take the drugs. Marion Jones comes to mind.
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Funnily enough, the drugs which would help them on the day (stimulants etc) have less of a ban than the drugs which enable them to train harder (and which will have bu55er all effect if they don't train to the limit)
Also a lot of these drugs are out of the system within a week so they can come off them before competition.
When I was involved in Athletics , one of the tell tale signs were Athletes "starting their season late" (ie not competeing in the early season events to sharpen up and basically operating on a very narrow season of maybe only 6 weeks) and then then getting race sharp with an intensive racing program leading up to the desired competition .
 
canveyshrimper said:
I've just seen that the Ukranian who won silver in the heptahlon has failed a drugs test.
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One more and Sotherton gets a medal :whistling:

Sotherton has been very open in her criticism of Blonska, I'm sure she'll come out with some pretty harsh comments if the B test is also positive.
 
Uxbridge Shrimper said:
One more and Sotherton gets a medal :whistling:

Sotherton has been very open in her criticism of Blonska, I'm sure she'll come out with some pretty harsh comments if the B test is also positive.
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I'm sure she'll come out with some pretty harsh comments if the B test get cleared as well!

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anyone reckon christian malcom might have a slim chance due to quite a few of the others running in the 100m too... what's the odds on him for bronze?
 
Pubey said:
anyone reckon christian malcom might have a slim chance due to quite a few of the others running in the 100m too... what's the odds on him for bronze?
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No chance, unless people start false-starting and treading outside their lanes.

Edit: and failing drugs tests
 
OMG!! I can't believe how amazing Usain Bolt is another world record.
 
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