http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,4-339164,00.html
June 27, 2002
US sport on trial as Olympic
cheats face exposure
by Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter
THE allegations that John McEnroe used steroids when he was a professional tennis
player may seem
shocking, they may raise
Aw well!! Do you really think that athletes from other countries who live
here are testing regularly? Or let's take Russian athletes who now live in
Israel. Go figure. I know a case whereby a foreign athlete who has actually
represent his particular country in Oly Games and World Champs and
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aw well!! Do you really think that athletes from
other countries who live
here are testing regularly? Or let's take Russian
athletes who now live in
Israel. Go figure. I know a case whereby a foreign
athlete who has actually
represent his particular country
Yep! several federations never test at all. It's not a fair game
In a message dated 6/27/2002 11:01:03 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Then why bother to test at all?
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aw well!! Do you really think that athletes from other countries who
live
here are testing regularly? Or let's take Russian athletes who now live
in
Israel. Go figure. I know a case whereby a foreign athlete who has
actually
represent his particular country
Thank you Ed Parrott
In a message dated 6/27/2002 11:42:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
think what he's saying is that if the IAAF and IOC spent even a fraction
of the energy it spends on attacking the U.S. on enforcing its own rules
inthe other 100+ countries that have no program or
The IAAF should immediately suspend every nation that doesn't have
rigorous, independently audited, out-of competition and in-competition
testing programs. - Ed Parro
I'm for it. The USATF goes down first.
malmo
The IAAF should immediately suspend every nation
that doesn't have
rigorous, independently audited, out-of competition
and in-competition
testing programs. If they do that, they might have
a little currency to
deal with the problems in the U.S. Otherwise, it is
impossible to take
Definitely agree it's political maneuvering. However,
there is little PR value for the powers-that-be at the
IAAF and IOC to take down the Botswanas and Myanmars
of the world. That's where their power base lies - in
smaller, developing countries. Better to take down the
arrogant US of A to
