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The EPO Dossier' : Donati

Jul 2, 2009
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Sandro Donati: "Anti-doping: The fraud behind the stage"

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3) the IOC has gradually become an Organisation that is part corrupt and part inadequate, occupying the demanding and bulky role of the world's foremost sporting institution, but in this capacity it has been unable to dialogue with the world's leading non-sporting institutions - Governments, the World Health Organization, international pharmaceutical companies or international Scientific Organisations - to seek joint solutions to problems;

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Of all journalists, those in the most difficult position are probably those employed by specialist sporting papers, because they are called upon to write about the feats of sportsmen and women who are the readers' idols. A sports champion is, in the collective imagination, a people's champion, loved by one and all. He is an example to be copied, full of personal qualities. He is naturally good, even though he may not be, intelligent and educated, even though he may actually be stupid and very ignorant. And what is even worse, he sells papers and conquers an audience for the radio and TV, but only if they take care of him.
Journalists have the following problem: talking about doping or corruption makes you unpopular. It is just the opposite of what is said about journalists making up stories about doping to sell more copies or gain a wider audience: the more you praise the champion the more you sell. When you talk about doping, people do not at first believe you; then, when the proof comes out, readers finally realise and begin to lose interest in sport. This state of affairs is of course very dangerous for sports papers. Any journalist that intends to delve into the doping problem will come up against strong resistance, first of all from his editor. He will have to write with the proof in his hands and with great care if he does not want to be sued for libel, especially if the sportsman in question is very popular. Suing against doping accusations has become all the rage: even those who are guilty resort to the law in a bid to intimidate both the journalist and the paper in question. At this point...............................
 
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Thanks man, great read...

Very interesting stuff. Amazing how corrupt high-level sports is. Learned a lot about the history of CONI and Dr. Conconi too.

Thanks!
 
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mighty stuff

especially the cycling hacks.
they need to promote the clean youthful and stop brown nosing past dirty champion. the bike journalists have the power to change the sport but ignoring the cheats and building the anti doping voice .

Anyone see 'pro cycling' interviewing tyler hamilton:

Not very PRO cycling. Rubbish cycling. Grow a pair procycling and help the sport that pays your job instead of interviewing the filth that is Ricco. that photographer and reporter sent to Italy to RR could have been sent to........anywhere else. Guilt by association
 
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Great read. That links to organised crime were also highlighted is very good. Maybe this will make those people who think doping is not that serious take note. Also highlights the difficulties there are going to be in trying to clean sport up. Wonder what this implies about why the Spanish court refused to release the Puerto bags. Working in the legal field I know Spain's legal system can sometimes still hark back to "who's got the biggest brown envelope?"
 
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Of all journalists, those in the most difficult position are probably those employed by specialist sporting papers, because they are called upon to write about the feats of sportsmen and women who are the readers' idols. A sports champion is, in the collective imagination, a people's champion, loved by one and all. He is an example to be copied, full of personal qualities. He is naturally good, even though he may not be, intelligent and educated, even though he may actually be stupid and very ignorant. And what is even worse, he sells papers and conquers an audience for the radio and TV, but only if they take care of him.
Journalists have the following problem: talking about doping or corruption makes you unpopular. It is just the opposite of what is said about journalists making up stories about doping to sell more copies or gain a wider audience: the more you praise the champion the more you sell. When you talk about doping, people do not at first believe you; then, when the proof comes out, readers finally realise and begin to lose interest in sport. This state of affairs is of course very dangerous for sports papers. Any journalist that intends to delve into the doping problem will come up against strong resistance, first of all from his editor. He will have to write with the proof in his hands and with great care if he does not want to be sued for libel, especially if the sportsman in question is very popular. Suing against doping accusations has become all the rage: even those who are guilty resort to the law in a bid to intimidate both the journalist and the paper in question. At this point...............................

Walsh, Kimmage, Ballester have been ostracised by the cycling media. An Austrailian journalist was blacklisted by USP and Bruyneel, simply because he gave Walsh a drive.
The thing is that all the journalists laughed in 1999 in the press room, because they knew he was doped to the eyeballs. But, hardly any of them had the balls to talk about it.
An Irish radio station contacted Kimmage to talk about the Tour. He said he would love to, but he would not lie and ignore the doping issue. They told him they'd ring him back....they obviously did not. People believe this lowest common denominator bull but when real journalism takes place with superb investigation and transparency, people label it as tabloid thrash.
 
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I always felt this piece went way beyond the aspect of journalism

the author/scientist/Doctor suffered the Truth'
unlocked the door/pushed out/invited back in/eyes wide open
 
Good info.

When I first joined this Forum, this was one of my first reads. I was a little shocked, but I already had my suspicions about the doping problem. Now with all the overwhelming information that I have read in the Clinic I have opened my eyes completely to the doping problem
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thanks for the link...

Not much has disgusted me more as to Conconi's eventual position at CONI and various anti-doping boards and committees. An utter fail and the most preeminent case of the fox guarding the hen house.

I'll guess I'll add Donati to the very short list of anti dope crusaders - Bravo sir..
 

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