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Astonishing revelations this afternoon re Russian athletics.

With the FIFA corruption, cycling and all the sports embracing the term athletics can we believe anything we see.

Got to be a chance the 2018 World Cup could be taken away from Russia, too.

Dick Pound, who led what was a very specific investigation and was a long-standing thorn in cycling's side, described it as the "tip of the iceberg".

"We don't think Russia is the only country with a doping problem and athletics is not the only sport with a doping problem."

I'd say curling is pretty clean, what with all the sweeping...

With all the scandal around the Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes case in Spain and the suspected links to the Spanish national team , Barcelona, Real Madrid and Rafa Nadal I would have to say that this runs very deep and through most sports.

Cycling was just the start.

Any sport with large amounts of money and prestige, I'd be very surprised if it was entirely clean. Something like athletics is an obvious target for doping though as most disciplines require incredibly specialised body shapes and specific muscle groups.

Really? Was anyone at all, anywhere, actually astonished? Apart from possibly Seb Coe, of course.

I'm going to guess darts may be clean. well of non-recreational drugs anyway.

agree with nemo otherwise.

I'm not aware of any drug use with Kabaddi.

I think the PED of choice for dartists is Beta Blockers- helps steady their aim.

Damnit.

Like Bill Werbeniuk in snooker...

Who apparently once drank 76 cans of lager during a match... Not sure if that was performance enhancing...

Wonder what country will be next? China, America and Jamaica probably top 3 for me. Would be extremely disinterested in athletics if we are found guilty, wouldn't be surprised though

Jamaica's doping control is non-existant.

Why would you be extremely disinterested? Surely you'd like to see an 8 second 100 metre dash, or a boy that can swim faster than a shark? Let them take whatever they want!

If the report is accurate, this goes right up to the top of the Russian government, which is Putin.

Take the 2018 World Cup away, which is tainted anyway after Sepp's comments a few weeks ago, it's a slap in the face for Putin.

Bath-house wrestling is exceptionally clean.

What no World Cup for another seven years? :(

No. There are a few countries that could hold it at short notice without spending billions on new stadia/infrastructure. (England/US/Australia/South Africa/Brazil/Germany to name a few)

Could have been Hofmeister.(spolling)
Would need that many to get tipsy.

I agree. What is the difference between eating a banana before a sporting event for slow release energy or taking another form of a performance enhancer. The ever changing drugs cannot be kept up with by the authorities anyway for testing. Let all performance enhancements be allowed, including prosthetic body parts. That's where we are heading anyway. No kidding.

A proper doping programme costs a million plus a year to administer. People would get very bored very quickly when it becomes only those with the finances to enter. Also at what age should people start taking these drugs to get 'talent' (gene-adapted) IDed? Start pumping your 10 year old son full of steroids, growth hormones & epo so he has a chance of making it in sport?

The cost of doing it properly mean it can be only done really well when state sponsored (Russia), with the backing of huge corporations (eg. Lance & Nike) or where wages are astronomical (Premier League etc football & top 8 tennis players).

And be prepared for him to be dead by 40, just so you could bask in his reflected glory? You (well, not you but michael and co) might say athletes would only be allowed to take "safe" drugs, but then you're right back in the world of imperfect regulation and some athletes choosing to take the risk of being caught out for the sake of glory

Was that a Freudian clit? I have no intention of pumping anyone's 10 year old son full of anything.  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Kabaddi is drug free

http://www.livekabaddi.com/drug-test-results-world-kabaddi-league-banned-players/

 
 :crash:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34314851

This recent article about rugger contains a very revealing quote:


You can add in blood transfusions and strong pain killers (e.g. tramadol, although currently legal I believe, but you could argue that their usage in sport is ethically dubious) for recovery, clenbutorol and AICAR for weight loss (whilst maintaining or even increasing strength).

Any sports person (Kabaddi participants in particular) would benefit from a bit of extra juice.

Move on nothing to see here, all sorted now as there is no evidence to support the reports findings! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34773534

Apparently he needed alcohol to calm his nerves.  He used to get a grant / allowance for it as well.

So Sepp has been hospitalised due to stress....

I wouldn't wish that on anybody. But maybe, are we seeing a conscience?!

No chance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34787547

I think that the fact that he has stated that 'no committee can put me out of the game' suggests that he hasn't felt any pangs yet...

In fact our system is apparently even worse...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/34785562

Not out loud maybe  :hmmm: but psychopaths don't tend to have nervous breakdowns, generally speaking. Especially at his age. The only thing I can think of is he's either feeling some kind of remorse or he's not done anything wrong. And that leaves only one real option..

Or c) its all a sham to get off the charge?

One can't help but admire the Ruskies in a way. They have a kind of 'we do it our way, so fuck you' kind of attitude that is almost endearing.

If we didn't say anything or softly encouraged them to do it another way doubtless they would eventually come around. I think it's partly a desire to not be dictated to by anyone. You can kind of respect that.

Doesn't make it any less dickish mind you.

They should just legalise (and encourage) all drug use in sport and see how far we can take it. It'd be far more comical watching strangely fucked up humans push the boundaries with the backing of science.

I'm with you on that. I'd have actually watched Lance Armstrong and given a shit if he'd been on some dodgy club Es.

Or someone on PCP on a toboggan.  That's an Olympics I'd watch.

Could you imagine the lady shot-putters though? They'd all end up looking like men.

Oh, hang on!.....

I drink semi-skimmed milk. Am I enhancing my day to day life?

I can see a brilliant superhero-gone-wrong film script coming out of this.

I don't know if he has dabbled in PED useage but, German track cyclist Robert Forstemann has some pretty fucked up thighs already......

(http://images-cdn.9gag.com/images/thumbnail-facebook/17367233_1429753333.6522_LyTyME_n.jpg)

On seeing the photo I thought this may have been incorrectly posted and instead should be in the Confessions thread - possibly a morning after photo?  :D

Somewhat surprising they get tested for drugs and someone got banned for cocaine use

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/34593161

I assume its for the calming drugs - beta blockers etc.