I remember years ago when Angel Martino couldn't go to the 1988 olympics? Now, a swimmer name Vencill has been accused of taking steriods who was going to the Pan-American games.Americans always point to the East German system in the 1970's and 1980's and the Chinese in the 1990's. So, do some of you think its more widespread in the US than has been previous thought?
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Ion- I quite understand that ginseng etc are not on the lists-you missed my point: If any one of them could be proven medically to offer an unfair advantage, then they would be banned for that point alone. The IOC doesn't really care if the substances are harmful, after all they haven't banned arsenic (although, you could argue that it would deaden the pain of a 200fly {joke, Ion})
I'm just sick and tired of the ethic of the quick fix to achievement that seems to be attractive to some people.
Ion- I quite understand that ginseng etc are not on the lists-you missed my point: If any one of them could be proven medically to offer an unfair advantage, then they would be banned for that point alone. The IOC doesn't really care if the substances are harmful, after all they haven't banned arsenic (although, you could argue that it would deaden the pain of a 200fly {joke, Ion})
I'm just sick and tired of the ethic of the quick fix to achievement that seems to be attractive to some people.
