Anti-doping All Fools, All Year

[neineinei]

Today is April Fools Day. In the world of anti-doping it is just like any other day. A good anti-doping hoax can be told at any time of the year, and most of the time you'll get away with it. This thread are for things that should have been April Fools hoaxes, but aren't.

Here is the first one:

FIS, the international skiing federation, spends parts of their presious anti-doping budget on out of competition EPO tests for ski jumpers.

From 1st May to 19th February 2013, FIS has conducted the following number of out-of-competition tests:

FIS Out-of-Competition Tests 1st May 2012 – 19th February 2013
Urine EPO Blood tests Blood passport
Cross-Country 218 218 88 948
Nordic Combined 48 40 33 130
Ski Jumping 39 24 36 1
Alpine 128 35 89 107
Freestyle Skiing 15
Snowboard 32
Total 480 317 246 1186

http://www.fis-ski.com/mm/Document/...eet-anti-doping-activities-fiemme_Neutral.pdf

 

[Ferminal]

Yet only 27% of samples from Alpine Skiing are...

 

[sniper]

If somebody would ve told me uci,s president,s son is on sky,s payroll, that would have been an excellent aprils fool joke, lol.

 

[Clausfarre]

The other side of ridiculous anti-doping practices:

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan tests positive for cannabis and is stripped of his Irish Masters title and the £60,000 that went with it.

In some sports they look the other way in regards to actual widespread doping. In others they follow rules and regulations that are clearly bonkers.

Fools.

 

[doperhopper]

The other side of ridiculous anti-doping practices:

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan tests positive for cannabis and is stripped of his Irish Masters title and the £60,000 that went with it.

In some sports they look the other way in regards to actual widespread doping. In others they follow rules and regulations that are clearly bonkers.

Fools.

and one would also laugh like hell during the high years of megadoper Bugno that he'll be popped on caffeine (or even better example, Ullrich on ecstasy)

 

[shades1]

The other side of ridiculous anti-doping practices:

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan tests positive for cannabis and is stripped of his Irish Masters title and the £60,000 that went with it.

In some sports they look the other way in regards to actual widespread doping. In others they follow rules and regulations that are clearly bonkers.

Fools.

pretty sure ronnie still got paid , i have a pretty reliable source , i know a few players .

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan tests positive for cannabis and is stripped of his Irish Masters title and the £60,000 that went with it.

Seems a fair thing, I would have thought?

Cannabis is considered to be in violation of all three main disqualifying criteria. It violates the first (performance enhancement) because of its ability to decrease anxiety and fear, and potentially to improve some types of oxygenation and concentration.

http://www.popsci.com.au/science/he...nabis-considered-a-performance-enhancing-drug

 

[sniper]

The other side of ridiculous anti-doping practices:

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan tests positive for cannabis and is stripped of his Irish Masters title and the £60,000 that went with it.

In some sports they look the other way in regards to actual widespread doping. In others they follow rules and regulations that are clearly bonkers.

Fools.

When he scored his quickest ever 147 he did seem to be on some concentration PED. I assume somethi g else than marihuana.
How wicked was that. One of my favorite sportsmoments.

 

[Master50]

The other side of ridiculous anti-doping practices:

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan tests positive for cannabis and is stripped of his Irish Masters title and the £60,000 that went with it.

In some sports they look the other way in regards to actual widespread doping. In others they follow rules and regulations that are clearly bonkers.

Fools.

In most sports pot is not a banned substance. In cycling it was only banned in downhill as performance enhancing. or maybe impairing?

 

[Clausfarre]

Seems a fair thing, I would have thought?

Maybe you can detect cannabis a month after smoking but it isn't bloody steroids. I suppose it is relaxing like coffe or cigarettes can be for others. Previously you were allowed to drink alcohol during the game (!). Having cannabis in your system (I believe he would indulge between tournaments and was aware of this gamble) should be 100% permissible as the illegality aspect seems to be because it is illegal in society and not because it makes you an ace on the baize.

To test for caffeine or cannabis in cue sports makes me think twice about the moral authority of anti-doping controls. I find it intrusive and somewhat offensive (yes, it hits a nerve!).

 

[Clausfarre]

When he scored his quickest ever 147 he did seem to be on some concentration PED. I assume somethi g else than marihuana.
How wicked was that. One of my favorite sportsmoments.

His drug must be whatever provides solid steel balls, like in this year's Welsh Open where he potted the final black - to complete a 147 and win the tournament - left-handed because he never had done so before. Ridiculous.

(Sorry for replying slighty off topic)

 

[HSNHSN]

To test for caffeine or cannabis in cue sports makes me think twice about the moral authority of anti-doping controls. I find it intrusive and somewhat offensive (yes, it hits a nerve!).

If I remember correctly, the bridge federations made an exemption for caffeine in their drug regulations, simply because a vast majority of bridge players is addicted to coffee.

 

[pastronef]

did not know where to put this, but the All Fools thread seems ok

Mike Kaltoft Jensen @MikeKaltoft 7h
Jonathan Bellis took a picture of Mattia Gavazzi sniffing cocaine, showed it to management of Christina Watches who then fired Gavazzi (BT)

 

[ToreBear]

Today is April Fools Day. In the world of anti-doping it is just like any other day. A good anti-doping hoax can be told at any time of the year, and most of the time you'll get away with it. This thread are for things that should have been April Fools hoaxes, but aren't.

Here is the first one:

FIS, the international skiing federation, spends parts of their presious anti-doping budget on out of competition EPO tests for ski jumpers.



http://www.fis-ski.com/mm/Document/...eet-anti-doping-activities-fiemme_Neutral.pdf

Just saw this thread after it was bumped. The problem you point out is down to WADA guidelines AFAIK. This is something they are working on changing at WADA. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.

Unless Epo makes skijumpers fly further of course....

 

[WillemS]

The other side of ridiculous anti-doping practices:

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan tests positive for cannabis and is stripped of his Irish Masters title and the £60,000 that went with it.

In some sports they look the other way in regards to actual widespread doping. In others they follow rules and regulations that are clearly bonkers.

Fools.

In most sports pot is not a banned substance. In cycling it was only banned in downhill as performance enhancing. or maybe impairing?

There's some evidence that cannabis use decreases muscle spasms. However, due to political reasons, studies looking into the medical benefits of marijuana use hardly receive any funding, especially in the United States of America.

Therefore, there is reason to believe that cannabis use might enhance performance in precision sports, like snooker or archery, after the first, psycho-active stage.

 

[Master50]

Maybe you can detect cannabis a month after smoking but it isn't bloody steroids. I suppose it is relaxing like coffe or cigarettes can be for others. Previously you were allowed to drink alcohol during the game (!). Having cannabis in your system (I believe he would indulge between tournaments and was aware of this gamble) should be 100% permissible as the illegality aspect seems to be because it is illegal in society and not because it makes you an ace on the baize.

To test for caffeine or cannabis in cue sports makes me think twice about the moral authority of anti-doping controls. I find it intrusive and somewhat offensive (yes, it hits a nerve!).

Beta blockers are performance enhancing if you are a shooter. They improve the athletes ability to time the trigger pull and create calmness. On a bike, useless. Pot is illegal but for most sports not considered a performance enhancer in cycle sports except that downhill specifically consider(ed) it a doping offence.

 

[Alex Simmons/RST]

Beta blockers are performance enhancing if you are a shooter. They improve the athletes ability to time the trigger pull and create calmness. On a bike, useless. Pot is illegal but for most sports not considered a performance enhancer in cycle sports except that downhill specifically consider(ed) it a doping offence.

Cannabis is prohibited in-competition for all sports operating under WADA code.