Cesar Cielo - Court of Arbitration for Sport Details
Former Member
The CAS has published their final decision on Cesar Cielo's failed doping test. The decision is pretty interesting to read:
www.tas-cas.org/.../CAS20249520249620249720249820Award20FINAL20292007202011.pdf
He was found at no fault or negligence. He takes a 50mg prescribed pure caffeine supplement as Cesar has gastric problems from drinking coffee. Cesar stated undisputed that 90% of swimming sprinters consume caffeine during swimming events.
His doctor had a pharmacy prepare the caffeine supplement as other caffeine supplements on the market were not pure. The doctor inspected the pharmacy multiple times and felt things were being prepared properly. Cesar's dad also happens to be the health secretary of the town of the pharmacy and recommended the pharmacy specifically. The pharmacy was preparing medicine containing Furosemide the day they also prepared the Furosemide contaminated caffeine supplement.
The PDF also states that "their urine concentrations were within the normal range and not diluted which meant that the Furosemide could not have been used as a masking agent."
The whole situation must have been a nightmare for Cesar and everyone involved.
Personally, I think Cesar was innocent, as he's been tested so often for so long, if he were cheating he would have been bagged a long time ago. He also doesn't look like a 'roid freak, as he isn't unnaturally muscular and he doesn't train in a manner out of proportion to other sprinters at his level. If, for example, he was swimming 20k meters, running a half marathon and lifting weights hard every day, you would be very suspicious. But he is very talented, he trains "normally" and his technique is superb -- those are reasons he's so fast.
Even if Cesar were doping he wouldn't be training 20k a day or anything close to it. He's a sprinter, and he'd train as such whether he's taking PED's or not. Also, you can't really look at someone and tell anymore what they may be on. Not saying Cesar was cheating, just pointing out the variety of drugs available to the professional athlete make it difficult to tell.
Even if Cesar were doping he wouldn't be training 20k a day or anything close to it. He's a sprinter, and he'd train as such whether he's taking PED's or not. Also, you can't really look at someone and tell anymore what they may be on. Not saying Cesar was cheating, just pointing out the variety of drugs available to the professional athlete make it difficult to tell.
Yep. We all like to think all the top athletes in the world are clean but I've learned from following many sports including swimming that where there is smoke, even the slightest bit of it, there's fire, and half the time (if not more) even when there's no smoke, there's fire.
Plus, do not underestimate how much even "low volume" swimming interferes with muscle building etc. I suspect a vast majority of steroid users in sports actually use them for this reason; to be able to maintain or put on a modest amount of muscle while training, not to turn into the hulk.
Ahhh :badday:; his poor little tummy can't handle a cup of coffee?
I'm sick of these athletes with an excuse for every little indiscretion. Then he hops up on the podium and does his little sob-fest after every big win. Then the class-act makes squinty-eyes trying to make a "act of solidarity" with his Chinese hosts.
I sincerely hope Adrian crushes Cielo in London!!
Here's the LINK to SLO's reference
Wow, what an idiot. Between the doping, the sobbing, and now this, I can't say that I'll be rooting for Cielo in London.
You mean he doesn't look like a 5'7" 138 pound professional cyclist?
Exactly....and they don't take them to "get big", etc.....it the quick recovery, ability to train harder and longer they want.
Exactly....and they don't take them to "get big", etc.....it the quick recovery, ability to train harder and longer they want.
Exactly. Just maintaining muscle mass for many while training like a swimmer is difficult to do naturally.
