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....
sports.yahoo.com/.../news
She was not caught, is there any drug test that said she was cheating. If there was I have not seen the report. Heresay evidence is not proof.
We are not talking hearsay, George. She admits to taking steroids. And she tested postitive for EPO on an A sample in 2004, I believe.
But I agree with VB, "er, flaxseed oil?!?!" Those athletes know what they put in their body. She is guilty of more than just outright lying. She's practically surrounded herself with and embraced drug users and drug coaches for years.
Here's a column from Sally Jenkins whose thoughts/writing I usually admire. But I don't agree with her conclusion on this article. www.washingtonpost.com/.../AR2007100502488.html
Is anyone else wondering how this ended up being so popular in the "General Swimming Related Discussions," when Ande had posted this in the NSR thread prior? :dunno:
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Is anyone else wondering how this ended up being so popular in the "General Swimming Related Discussions," when Ande had posted this in the NSR thread prior? :dunno:
:dedhorse:Good point. This thread is closed. Please feel free to comment on the NSR thread forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Purity in sports--Are you kidding. There has never been purity in sports. Atheletes and society demand it. The only reason the Olympics are "nonprofessional" s because the Great Britian Olympic movement had a lot of money and influence when the modern Olympics were developed. It has nothig to do with purity....
Craig, I honestly believe that purity does exist in sports. Look at the volumes of clean age group, college and Olympic swimmers. I know of one great USA Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer that I would bet my life on her being 100 % clean. The drug cheaters have made us all skepitics and that is a sad commentary unto itself.
