Doping

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A difficult and emotional subject, but so important. I see 11 of the Chinese swimmers who were caught doping at the last olympics will be competing in Paris.
Caught doping; one chance and you are out. They should not be allowed back in. The Russian athletes competing as independents is a farce.

Poison in the pool: Olympic swimmers hit out as US antidoping law fuels tensions

US swimmer Caeleb Dressel said not enough evidence has been released by Wada, who accepted the explanation given after 23 positive tests for a banned heart drug in 2021

www.theguardian.com

 

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I would guess that 99% of track athletes, cyclists, swimmers and weight lifters will be juiced up. You simply can't compete at that level without it.

 

[Idaho]

I don't think it's a big deal to be honest. Almost all professional sportspeople have some kind of EPO or similar programme. Watch the second half of a professional football or rugby match from 30 years ago and now - at 70 mins they were practically walking, now they are still doing sprint repeats until full time.