DirtyWorks said:
This is largely a puff piece.
Science may be able to detect PED use, but there's the problem of forcing the IOC to use the test to expell athletes. And then there's the sports federation who won't want the new tests run under any conditions in 2012.
Historically, the IOC 'studies' the test to get an idea beforehand of how many positives new procedures will dredge up. Too many positives and they'll make up a reason not to run it. This gives the IOC time to let the federations clean up before the next Olympics in 2016.
As much as Science may have answers, the politics of sport blocks advancement because it threatens the money coming in.
IOC? Money coming in? what about going out?
at what level are people willing to start and continue. Are we going to have an extra 500 bucks per player for girls youth 9 to 11 yo soccer? When will the testing start? at what age? what sports?. You are totally right it's a fluff.
The IOC is ruining sport by testing everybody on a "what if" basis. Most athletes compete until 18 wo making a dime or going to any high level games of any kind.Then they are weekenders. Looking at all sport thru any IOC filter is how everybody is after each other at the local crit after a toned guy gets a result. testing is BS. Bike racing has 100s of thousands of racers world wide and a single standard would be great it will just put racing out of business in 90% of the world.
Bike racing should be totally positive, event driven testing, at every level. Top guys get tested, filler and drop outs don't, if you are doping to lose anyway who cares. If you dope to win ,you get caught. There will the guy that shifts into the small ring and sits up so he won't get tested but social pressure will take care of that at every level. across the board testing is super expensive, esp all for the sake of Olympic BS