Doping In Sport

The Fear

The Fear

A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
Interesting article on doping in sport. I can understand why some say just legalise it as so many are doing it anyway, this article gives the point of view from both sides because the flipside is if it was legal, some wouldn't want to take it and would have to stop competing at the top level.

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/fitness/should-blood-doping-be-legal-in-sport?utm_content=buffer23a33&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
 
I can safely say with 100% certainty that Villa players were not on performance enhancing drugs last season.
 
I get your point but the flipside is they are doing it already anyway, legal or not.
 
The Russian curler who won bronze in the mixed doubles event is suspected of testing positive for meldonium.

Of all the questions surrounding reports of a Russian curler's alleged doping infraction at the Pyeongchang Olympics the biggest is; why?

Why would an athlete in one of the Winter Games' least taxing and physically demanding sports feel it necessary to use performance-enhancing drugs?
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Why indeed? What a weird one - is doping so ingrained in Russian sporting culture that no one is immune from its temptations?

https://goo.gl/qdE1BN

 
Depends on what meldonium does I suppose, I know nothing about it.

Assume in curling an advantage could be gained by staying calm and keeping the heart rate under control. Does Meldonium do that?

Not all doping is about being bigger and faster.
 
JuanPabloAngel - 19/2/2018 23:14

The Russian curler who won bronze in the mixed doubles event is suspected of testing positive for meldonium.

Of all the questions surrounding reports of a Russian curler's alleged doping infraction at the Pyeongchang Olympics the biggest is; why?

Why would an athlete in one of the Winter Games' least taxing and physically demanding sports feel it necessary to use performance-enhancing drugs?
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Why indeed? What a weird one - is doping so ingrained in Russian sporting culture that no one is immune from its temptations?

https://goo.gl/qdE1BN
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Maybe he just likes the taste?
 
But surely the USA women's Olympic team outfits are nothing short of a distraction.
Designed by Ivor Bald Clunge for Under Armour I think they more likely to affect male competitors than a hand full of crack.
 

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There was a women's football strip like that a few years back as well wasn't there...I'm got USA in my head....again. Or maybe South American?? Gold/yellow with a well placed merkin.
 
Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky "crossed an ethical line" by using drugs allowed under anti-doping rules to enhance performance instead of just for medical need, a report by MPs says.

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee said it is "not in a position" to state what was in the 'jiffy bag' delivered to Wiggins at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine.

"Drugs were being used by Team Sky, within World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) rules, to enhance the performance of riders and not just to treat medical need," the DCMS committee report added.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43280081
 
It's a stain on their reputation for sure. They have seemingly taken the rules as far as they can to gain an advantage.

It is odd that a team with a reputation for absolute fantastic detail in everything they do , failed to keep adequate medical records.
 
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