Doping in other sports

[johnblack]

More police raids at the Biathlon WC
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090908/loginov-raided-by-italian-police
Now I love the Biathlon and they are amazing athletes, but doping is just what they do, this chap has already served one ban, it would be zero surprise if he's having another go.

 

[johnblack]

Mo Farah is under the spotlight again.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/51591701
It just shows that athletes will inject anything as long as it isn’t currently on the banned list.

His story is of events is pretty hard to have any faith in.

 

[rich p]

More police raids at the Biathlon WC
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090908/loginov-raided-by-italian-police
Now I love the Biathlon and they are amazing athletes, but doping is just what they do, this chap has already served one ban, it would be zero surprise if he's having another go.

After your post, I checked on biathlon (which I also watch occasionally) and saw this...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/51514973

Not sure why or how it took so long to nail gim.

 

[Shadow]

This thread has been quiet the last few months and yet Luke Traynor received a 2 year ban in june apparently.

Main reason for this post is here; we have an interesting development for 'social junkies'.

 

[Adam4868]

For those who don't (as I didn't) know, Luke Traynor a runner who got a 2 year ban for cocaine

What's running

 

[matticus]

I admit I've never heard of Luke Traynor. But I had heard of Wilson Kipsang:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/53271833

 

[DRM]

What's running

isn't it what crooks do when the police turn up

 

[Adam4868]

isn't it what crooks do when the police turn up

How common...they use Corsas round here 😁

 

[DRM]

How common...they use Corsas round here 😁

round here it's the last chance saloon, when the Corsa starts err "failing to proceed"

 

[mjr]

I admit I've never heard of Luke Traynor. But I had heard of Wilson Kipsang:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/53271833

"In recent years, Kenya's 2008 Olympic 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop, former Boston and Chicago Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo and 2016 Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong have all been sanctioned."

Oh well, I expect Ineos checked that record breaking Kenyan marathon runner thoroughly!

 

[Shadow]

Been a while since any postings here. Because less athletes are being tested or less interest since thread moved?

Anyway, gotta love this one! 'Bahrain runner Jepkosgei banned for 3 years after faking car crash to miss doping test'.

 

[mjr]

Apparently, dope tests are now "cancel culture" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...-horse-racing-cancel-culture-disqualification

 

[BrumJim]

Apparently, dope tests are now "cancel culture" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...-horse-racing-cancel-culture-disqualification

No longer "Political Correctness Gone Mad" then?

 

[Beebo]

Apparently, dope tests are now "cancel culture" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...-horse-racing-cancel-culture-disqualification

It’s not as if his horses have failed 30 previous drug tests!
Imagine if an athletics coach had that sort of record! I’m looking at you Salazar.

 

[PaulB]

Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan broke the women's world record for the 10,000 metres today. Apparently, she clocked a time of 29 minutes 6.82 seconds. The thing is, almost everyone associated with the sport was highly suspicious of the previous record - ten seconds slower than today's time - so her victory in this race today hasn't generated anything like the euphoria it would have say ten years ago. People look at a shattering of a world record like this with a 'yeah, right!' attitude. Comments about her achievements today are firmly on the sceptical side from what I've been reading.

What a shame this would be if her record was legitimate but people are too long in the tooth now to want to be more disillusioned about her time if it later (in some cases, years later) turns out to be bent.

It's the money that's ruined this once glorious sport. It should have remained firmly amateur.