General Doping Thread.

[Pozzovivo]

I just looked up something on wikipedia about tramadol, here's what I discovered.

Goes to show how Quintana must have felt having career shape in 2020, but being on Arkea...

 

[Sciatic]

Yes, I think pro athletes using GLP-1 drugs to improve performance should be discussed in the clinic. Although I believe the next generation of these drugs that do not produce muscle wasting will be more likely candidates for abuse. WADA currently has GLP-1 drugs on their monitoring list, like Tramadol was before it was banned. https://www.emjreviews.com/general-...-2026-winter-olympics/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

[Rob5091]

When clown shows collide ...No pay, no play - ban US athletes is the simple answer.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/...-possibly-world-cup-over-unpaid-dues-00829138

The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028 in a move that could also have implications for the World Cup being hosted by the U.S. this summer.

The proposal, on the agenda for next Tuesday’s meeting of the global drug-fighting watchdog’s executive committee, is the latest maneuver to come out of a yearslong refusal of the U.S. government to pay its annual dues to WADA. The refusal is part of the American government’s unanimous, bipartisan protest of the agency’s handling of a case involving Chinese swimmers and other issues.