Olympics Doping Thread

[Brullnux]

And it begins...

 

[sniper]

I thought Kenyans and Ethiopians had superior running genes, altitude natives you know.
Asker Jeukendrup says so.

 

[Alex Simmons/RST]

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From the Guardian: -

The Kenya athletics coach John Anzrah has been sent home from the Olympics after posing as an athlete and giving a urine sample, according to Kip Keino, chairman of the Kenyan Olympic committee. Anzrah is Kenya’s sprint coach, responsible for disciplines from 100m to 400m including hurdles. Kenya’s strength in the longer sprints has been growing of late. Seven athletes have qualified for the 400m, five of them men, and another four, three of them men, for the 400m hurdles. More details as we get them.

Not much more detail but a link on the story:
http://www.flotrack.org/article/44916-kenyan-coach-sent-home-after-providing-athlete-s-urine-sample

 

[gazr99]

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From the Guardian: -

The Kenya athletics coach John Anzrah has been sent home from the Olympics after posing as an athlete and giving a urine sample, according to Kip Keino, chairman of the Kenyan Olympic committee. Anzrah is Kenya’s sprint coach, responsible for disciplines from 100m to 400m including hurdles. Kenya’s strength in the longer sprints has been growing of late. Seven athletes have qualified for the 400m, five of them men, and another four, three of them men, for the 400m hurdles. More details as we get them.

Not much more detail but a link on the story:
http://www.flotrack.org/article/44916-kenyan-coach-sent-home-after-providing-athlete-s-urine-sample

I'm not an anti-doping expert but I would be testing the hell out of the Kenyans now, even thinking of banning them like the Russians. This screams that its systematic as well considering the coaches are taking the tests for the athletes

 

[wansteadimp]

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From the Guardian: -

The Kenya athletics coach John Anzrah has been sent home from the Olympics after posing as an athlete and giving a urine sample, according to Kip Keino, chairman of the Kenyan Olympic committee. Anzrah is Kenya’s sprint coach, responsible for disciplines from 100m to 400m including hurdles. Kenya’s strength in the longer sprints has been growing of late. Seven athletes have qualified for the 400m, five of them men, and another four, three of them men, for the 400m hurdles. More details as we get them.

Not much more detail but a link on the story:
http://www.flotrack.org/article/44916-kenyan-coach-sent-home-after-providing-athlete-s-urine-sample

I'm not an anti-doping expert but I would be testing the hell out of the Kenyans now, even thinking of banning them like the Russians. This screams that its systematic as well considering the coaches are taking the tests for the athletes

Presumably the athlete whose sample it was supposed to be will be sent home for trying to evade a test as well?

 

[BullsFan22]

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From the Guardian: -

The Kenya athletics coach John Anzrah has been sent home from the Olympics after posing as an athlete and giving a urine sample, according to Kip Keino, chairman of the Kenyan Olympic committee. Anzrah is Kenya’s sprint coach, responsible for disciplines from 100m to 400m including hurdles. Kenya’s strength in the longer sprints has been growing of late. Seven athletes have qualified for the 400m, five of them men, and another four, three of them men, for the 400m hurdles. More details as we get them.

Not much more detail but a link on the story:
http://www.flotrack.org/article/44916-kenyan-coach-sent-home-after-providing-athlete-s-urine-sample

I'm not an anti-doping expert but I would be testing the hell out of the Kenyans now, even thinking of banning them like the Russians. This screams that its systematic as well considering the coaches are taking the tests for the athletes

I am not sure that the IOC and WADA will want to do that now. They'll probably wait until after the olympics to do a extensive inquiry. They've already been overwhelmed. To do something now, would look even more crazy. Can you imagine the IOC sending an entire delegation home, DURING the games? I know it's been done in cycling, but I can't remember it being done at the Olympics.

 

[Brullnux]

Win no medals at World Championships for 4 years, and do nothing of note




Win gold medal at the Olympics with an OR. Nothing to see here.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Why are Great Britain in track cycling the equivalent of China in tennis table since 2008?

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Why are Great Britain in track cycling the equivalent of China in tennis table since 2008?

Hard work and dedication, which no other country in the world does

 

[popular jams]

Armstrong calling out Spartacus... perfect.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Win no medals at World Championships for 4 years, and do nothing of note

Win gold medal at the Olympics with an OR. Nothing to see here.

Amazing peaking by the Brits

 

[Catwhoorg]

As explanations for the coach go, its one I haven't heard.

He was using the badge to get the free athletes food, and was stopped there and played along for fear of being found out.

So kudos for actually using a new excuse

 

[What_What]

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Why are Great Britain in track cycling the equivalent of China in tennis table since 2008?

It's all about Peking for the Olympics.

 

[carton]

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Amazing peaking by the Brits

Although coming from a Contador fan, the benchmark is fairly low. As was that dig

As explanations for the coach go, its one I haven't heard.

He was using the badge to get the free athletes food, and was stopped there and played along for fear of being found out.

So kudos for actually using a new excuse

+1. Just when you thought you've heard them all, you're reminded that necessity is the mother of invention. Human ingenuity FTW.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Why do all British rowers sound so similar?

Public School to University Rowing Club. They may as well grow them in a vat.

 

[TMP402]

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Why do all British rowers sound so similar?

Public School to University Rowing Club. They may as well grow them in a vat.

Grainger has a bachelor's degree in Law from Edinburgh University, a master's degree in Medical Law from Glasgow University and a PhD in Homicide from King's College London.

Pooley also has a PhD. Anything we can learn from that?

 

[TMP402]

Bulgarian runner Silvia Danekova has tested positive for banned blood booster EPO at the Rio Olympics.

The 33-year-old, a 3,000m steeplechase athlete, tested positive in a doping control conducted a few days after her arrival in Brazil on 26 July.

Danekova has been temporarily suspended pending the test of her B sample.

"Unfortunately, we have a positive test," confirmed the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, whose weightlifting team was banned from the Games for doping.

And:

Jamil Chade ‏@JamilChade 37m37 minutes ago
Exclusive: chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi caught in doping in Rio. CAS to rule tonight on her case. More info soon on @Estadao.

I don't follow these things. Is this the same number of dopers caught as usual, or is this above average?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Why do all British rowers sound so similar?

Public School to University Rowing Club. They may as well grow them in a vat.

Grainger has a bachelor's degree in Law from Edinburgh University, a master's degree in Medical Law from Glasgow University and a PhD in Homicide from King's College London.

Pooley also has a PhD. Anything we can learn from that?

We can deduce from that that hanging around universities for as long as possible is a sensible move for elite women athletes in sports where there isn't much money knocking around. And it also gives the brighter among them a ready made post-sport career.

Grainger, by the way, bucks the rowing trend a bit in that she wasn't privately schooled.

 

[BullsFan22]

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Why do all British rowers sound so similar?

Public School to University Rowing Club. They may as well grow them in a vat.

Grainger has a bachelor's degree in Law from Edinburgh University, a master's degree in Medical Law from Glasgow University and a PhD in Homicide from King's College London.

Pooley also has a PhD. Anything we can learn from that?

We can deduce from that that hanging around universities for as long as possible is a sensible move for elite women athletes in sports where there isn't much money knocking around. And it also gives the brighter among them a ready made post-sport career.

Grainger, by the way, bucks the rowing trend a bit in that she wasn't privately schooled.

Agreed. I don't know much about, if anything, regarding these athletes educational background, apart from I hear or read in the news, but I think getting a higher education at whichever University (assuming you can manage well to study, go to class while training and racing) is a really good idea.

 

[BullsFan22]

Tell you what, if Phelps is indeed clean, his stamina must be the best ever, because he is able to go from event to event like it's nothing.

The entire swimming competition has been completely and utterly overwhelmed by the American dominance. Look at the medal table for swimming. It's absolutely comical.

 

[Blakeslee]

My favorite alien moment of the games so far was in this afternoon's semifinal heat with Katie Ledecky. In the closing two laps of the race Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines are gushing with glee at how Katie is just cruising, not even bothering to waste energy kicking. Despite this conservative effort Katie wins the heat with a several second gap over second place and sets a new Olympic record. Listening to these guys is embarrassing. Tomorrow nights final ought to be entertaining, another World Record is on the way.

 

[Robert5091]

http://www.scmp.com/sport/china/art...swimmer-fails-doping-test-rio-brazilian-media
Crisis for China as swimmer Chen Xinyi fails Rio Olympics doping test
Chen competed in the women’s 100 metre butterfly event – qualifying for the final and eventually finishing fourth – without knowing about the alleged positive result. The tests were conducted on August 7.

 

[kwikki]

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Why are Great Britain in track cycling the equivalent of China in tennis table since 2008?

Hard work and dedication, which no other country in the world does

Apart from everyone who has ever beaten GB, which last WC pursuit was the Australians.

They do nothing for 4 years, then win a World Championship.

Nothing to see here.

 

[kwikki]

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Win no medals at World Championships for 4 years, and do nothing of note

Win gold medal at the Olympics with an OR. Nothing to see here.

Amazing peaking by the Brits

Err.....isn't that the whole point of the Olympics?

 

[gillan1969]

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Win no medals at World Championships for 4 years, and do nothing of note

Win gold medal at the Olympics with an OR. Nothing to see here.

Amazing peaking by the Brits

Err.....isn't that the whole point of the Olympics?

Err...isn't that the whole point of the funding cycle?

fixed that for you