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.
...even if it turned out that the doping was inadvertent that wouldn't mean she should get to go to the Olympics but it does have bearing on the appropriate punishment. Whether she should get to go to the Olympics and what the appropriate punishment is are two separate issues.
Well stated Lindsay. The positive test eliminated her from the team for this year. The circumstances behind the presence of clenbuterol in her system are in question now. And if I'm not mistaken, doesn't she get to present her case to the USADA or USA-S before they hand down their sentence? Regardless of what people think, there is a chance that Hardy did not intentionally ingest clenbuterol. It's a small chance, but a chance nonetheless.
...even if it turned out that the doping was inadvertent that wouldn't mean she should get to go to the Olympics but it does have bearing on the appropriate punishment. Whether she should get to go to the Olympics and what the appropriate punishment is are two separate issues.
Well stated Lindsay. The positive test eliminated her from the team for this year. The circumstances behind the presence of clenbuterol in her system are in question now. And if I'm not mistaken, doesn't she get to present her case to the USADA or USA-S before they hand down their sentence? Regardless of what people think, there is a chance that Hardy did not intentionally ingest clenbuterol. It's a small chance, but a chance nonetheless.
