Marion Jones will admit in court today that she cheated during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney by taking illegal performance enhancing drugs.
I hope they strip her of her medals and give her a life time ban from competition. For years and years she lied and gave interviews boldly stating that the accusations against her were racially driven and all the while she was immersed in a very complex cheating program.
Another pathetic example of winning at any cost....
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Thats why I say let them do what they want we will never know who is clean and who is dirty as long as there is a drug designer who keeps ahead of the testers.
From casual reading, I think that is a central issue: the drug designers stay ahead of the testers. Also, there is a limit (above zero) set for some drugs, so (some) athletes drug to just short of that level. It's legal. The original Olympians allegedly used anything they could get their hands on. Although rather distant from it (it's not an issue I get high blood pressure over), I don't think there is a real solution. Maybe aided versus unaided Games.
Think back to the days of Marion Jones's glory: wasn't her husband/BF or trainer kicked out of the Games right then? Did you think Jones was 100% pure?
Regards, VB
Thats why I say let them do what they want we will never know who is clean and who is dirty as long as there is a drug designer who keeps ahead of the testers.
From casual reading, I think that is a central issue: the drug designers stay ahead of the testers. Also, there is a limit (above zero) set for some drugs, so (some) athletes drug to just short of that level. It's legal. The original Olympians allegedly used anything they could get their hands on. Although rather distant from it (it's not an issue I get high blood pressure over), I don't think there is a real solution. Maybe aided versus unaided Games.
Think back to the days of Marion Jones's glory: wasn't her husband/BF or trainer kicked out of the Games right then? Did you think Jones was 100% pure?
Regards, VB
