Doping In Athletics

[QuickZulu]

Maybe the organisers are also playing tricks with the clock. Because there were unusually strong times in the semifinals.

Michael Johnson was suggesting the same thing on Twitter, but the whole of Nigeria came down on him like bricks. He quoted one of the athletes saying: "We are all very shocked at the times, considering we didn't think we were running very fast"

 

[yaco]

I've always wondered about Marita Koch's 47.60 in the Women's 400m in 1985.

 

[Sciatic]

I've always wondered about Marita Koch's 47.60 in the Women's 400m in 1985.

If you mean you wondered about a clock malfunction, that’s always possible, but her time is in keeping with the other still-standing WRs by Eastern European women in the 800, throwing events, and (I think) one of jumps.

 

[BullsFan22]

I know that the European championships are not as competitive as a Worlds or Olympics or even the Golden league, but the Germans seem to have made quite the turnaround since Oregon, which was barely a month ago.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I know that the European championships are not as competitive as a Worlds or Olympics or even the Golden league, but the Germans seem to have made quite the turnaround since Oregon, which was barely a month ago.

Yeah, but the overall improvement was imo not that big and they were probably always supposed to peak for their home EC and not for the WC.

Mujinga Kambundji becoming word class in her late 20s/at the age of 30 on the other hand is one of those things that is actually a bit of a red flag for me.

 

[Invicituz]

Commonwealth gold medallist Nwokocha provisionally suspended for doping

Nigerian sprinter Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, who won gold in the 4x100m relay at this year's Commonwealth Games, has been provisionally suspended for the use of banned substances, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Saturday.

www.reuters.com

 

[BigCoward]

I've always wondered about Marita Koch's 47.60 in the Women's 400m in 1985.

Considering she also had the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th fastest times of all time it doesn't seem too outlandish (it was very f'ing fast though, even for a dope monster such as her).

 

[yaco]

Considering she also had the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th fastest times of all time it doesn't seem too outlandish (it was very f'ing fast though, even for a dope monster such as her).

I wonder if the timing equipment malfunctioned as it was run in Canberra, Australia which never had a reputation as a fast track.

 

[Oldermanish]

Considering she also had the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th fastest times of all time it doesn't seem too outlandish (it was very f'ing fast though, even for a dope monster such as her).

IMO it wasn't just about the program aids taken then that drove the times. Their federation had so little regard for the athlete's health the dosages of "non-detectable" drugs proved fatal to the lifespan of almost every E German and Russian athletes of the era. The fact that she's still alive is testimony to her unique abilities and probably was stronger than her competition, too.

 

[Invicituz]

European medalist runner tests positive for meldonium

MONACO (AP) — European Championship steeplechase silver medalist Ahmed Abdelwahed has been suspended after testing positive for meldonium, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Monday. The endurance-boosting heart medication has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2016.

apnews.com

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Australian 800m runner Peter Bol, who finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive to EPO in his A-sample.
He is denying he has done anything wrong, like they all do, and is waiting for his B-sample result.

‘Extremely concerning’: Olympian tests positive for banned substance

Olympic star Peter Bol has been provisionally suspended after testing positive to a banned substance.

www.skynews.com.au

 

[Nick2413]

Australian 800m runner Peter Bol, who finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive to EPO in his A-sample.
He is denying he has done anything wrong, like they all do, and is waiting for his B-sample result.

‘Extremely concerning’: Olympian tests positive for banned substance

Olympic star Peter Bol has been provisionally suspended after testing positive to a banned substance.

www.skynews.com.au

I just don’t understand how people can see this stuff and think the people finishing ahead of them are clean.

 

[Cookster15]

Australian 800m runner Peter Bol, who finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive to EPO in his A-sample.
He is denying he has done anything wrong, like they all do, and is waiting for his B-sample result.

‘Extremely concerning’: Olympian tests positive for banned substance

Olympic star Peter Bol has been provisionally suspended after testing positive to a banned substance.

www.skynews.com.au

Yes like they all do. But of course the three who finished ahead of Bol in Tokyo are clean. Sad all round.

 

[Sciatic]

Australian 800m runner Peter Bol, who finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive to EPO in his A-sample.
He is denying he has done anything wrong, like they all do, and is waiting for his B-sample result.

‘Extremely concerning’: Olympian tests positive for banned substance

Olympic star Peter Bol has been provisionally suspended after testing positive to a banned substance.

www.skynews.com.au

Maybe he will try the it-was-in-my-meat excuse, except that the only meaty creatures with synthetic EPO in their system would be other pro cyclists or seriously ill patients (kidney failure, bone marrow disease) so let’s hope he doesn’t go there!

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe he will try the it-was-in-my-meat excuse, except that the only meaty creatures with synthetic EPO in their system would be other pro cyclists or seriously ill patients (kidney failure, bone marrow disease) so let’s hope he doesn’t go there!

He might... but then he'd get into a whole different sort of legal issues:
"Okay, so you didn't deliberately ingest EPO, but... you're just a frikkin' canibal instead!"

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Do we have a new suspect?

Atkin breaks Farah's British 3,000m record

Sam Atkin breaks a record set by Mo Farah as he records the fastest 3,000m time in history by a British runner.

www.bbc.com

 

[Aimar16]

Do we have a new suspect?

Atkin breaks Farah's British 3,000m record

Sam Atkin breaks a record set by Mo Farah as he records the fastest 3,000m time in history by a British runner.

www.bbc.com

Not bad from a random college assistant coach

 

[logeardaddy]

He might... but then he'd get into a whole different sort of legal issues:
"Okay, so you didn't deliberately ingest EPO, but... you're just a frikkin' canibal instead!"

Apparently, the B sample returned an "Atypical finding", so Bol is in limbo: unsuspended but not cleared. According to an article in the Feb 23 New York Times, Erik Boye, a Norwegian scientist, is criticizing the anti-doping agencies for relying on a allegedly fallible visual inspection of the bar densities returned by the test results instead of machine measurement.

 

[yaco]

Apparently, the B sample returned an "Atypical finding", so Bol is in limbo: unsuspended but not cleared. According to an article in the Feb 23 New York Times, Erik Boye, a Norwegian scientist, is criticizing the anti-doping agencies for relying on a allegedly fallible visual inspection of the bar densities returned by the test results instead of machine measurement.

Bol is completely in the clear - The interpretation of results for EPO tends to be subjective and I suggest that Bol's A sample may have been negative or atypical in another labaratory - And the back story is that Bol was to be selected as the Young Australian of the Year, so this why SIA and AA publically released the results of the A Sample which should not happen.

 

[Invicituz]

Distance runner given eight-year ban for doping after Covid story unravels

The New Zealand former athlete Zane Robertson – who retired in February – had his claims of a mistaken injection rejected

www.theguardian.com

The New Zealand distance runner Zane Robertson has been given an eight-year ban for doping after his claim that he was mistakenly injected with EPO after seeing doctors for a Covid jab was exposed.

 

[Sciatic]

Distance runner given eight-year ban for doping after Covid story unravels

The New Zealand former athlete Zane Robertson – who retired in February – had his claims of a mistaken injection rejected

www.theguardian.com

Wow, somehow I hadn’t noticed his excuse before—that crazy but of course we’re getting used to that with lip v balms, burritos, and the ever-popular “supplements.” If this was not the team but an outside clinic or MD they should sue him for slander.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Not bad from a random college assistant coach

One can only wonder what improvement can EPO give in middle distance running (like 1500-3000 m). Efforts of this duration are near VO2max and that's when blood doping should give the biggest relative gains.