On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Richard McCann wrote:
> Sorry, but NONE of these athletes lost millions in income, as Ben did, from
> their suspensions.
This was figurative with respect to the other athletes. Perhaps I should
have said "no one else lost absolutely everything in their life" except
Ben. Millions, thousands, doesn't matter -- if the earning potential is
gone, the reputation is gone, so is the cash and one's future.
> Slaney is
> the only one close, and she was finally vindicated for what was the
> stupidest type of test that the IAAF could cook up.
>
I assume you mean the T:E test? I agree that the results from this are
clearly questionable, and it may not be a conclusive test for performance
enhancing substance use (since we don't really know the true balance of
the two hormones in the body).
As "stupid" as it may be when applied to Slaney, however, it was a
decidely accurate test to nail Ben the 2nd time...
J.
