Dara just one the national title in the 100M Freestyle in 54.4 at the ripe old age of 40. Simply Incredible. :applaud: :woot:
If that's not inspiring I don't know what is.
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Medication can put a lot of athletes in jeopardy.
It has happened to many by taking something that is not considered illegal and does not appear on a banned list but gives a false reading.
Do we call them cheaters if the medication is not on the banned list or the item they take has been taken by many without giving a positive reading.
I will still wait until this whole things runs the course. It may be that Hardy will still be able to compete. If she is really banned before it runs the course I feel she will have some great civil action to take to court against the medication maufacturer or even the Olympic Committee.
I don't understand this position at all.
1. Clenbuterol is a banned substance. Unless the tests of the A and B samples were in error Hardy had this banned substance in her body at the Olympic Trials.
2. Clenbuterol cannot be prescribed legally in the USA. It is not currently used to treat asthma or any other condition.
3. Hardy has not denied that (1) above is true. She has said she didn't cheat, but she didn't define what cheating might mean.
Even if Hardy somehow proves that the substance got in her body by accident she raced at OTs with a banned stimulant. She did not race her opponents fairly so Hardy's swims should be disqualified. An accidental ingestion of clenbuterol should only help her avoid a suspension.
Medication can put a lot of athletes in jeopardy.
It has happened to many by taking something that is not considered illegal and does not appear on a banned list but gives a false reading.
Do we call them cheaters if the medication is not on the banned list or the item they take has been taken by many without giving a positive reading.
I will still wait until this whole things runs the course. It may be that Hardy will still be able to compete. If she is really banned before it runs the course I feel she will have some great civil action to take to court against the medication maufacturer or even the Olympic Committee.
I don't understand this position at all.
1. Clenbuterol is a banned substance. Unless the tests of the A and B samples were in error Hardy had this banned substance in her body at the Olympic Trials.
2. Clenbuterol cannot be prescribed legally in the USA. It is not currently used to treat asthma or any other condition.
3. Hardy has not denied that (1) above is true. She has said she didn't cheat, but she didn't define what cheating might mean.
Even if Hardy somehow proves that the substance got in her body by accident she raced at OTs with a banned stimulant. She did not race her opponents fairly so Hardy's swims should be disqualified. An accidental ingestion of clenbuterol should only help her avoid a suspension.
