He rolled his head back as if exasperated that anyone should have the temerity to pose the question and his dismissive reaction was criticised in some quarters.
But on Sunday night he was unequivocal in his damnation of drugs cheats. Now we have to be strict on this to help the sport stay in a good place. Being a mentor to youngsters, particularly in his native Jamaica, is something Bolt intends to occupy much of his time on in retirement. But first will come the nightclubs of London and Kingston.
No other job has been required, so inane interview questions are not something he has had to contend with. But if Carter can demonstrate that he took the drug unknowingly, his punishment can be argued down to as little as a warning.
As far as Carter's and Bolt's relay medal goes, Melia says that although Carter will have the opportunity for a hearing to presumably try to reduce his sentencing, it won't have any impact on the decision to strip the gold from his relay team. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.
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Comments are welcome while open. Yeah, sure. Read this piece about how easy it is to beat those Olympic drug tests. And remember that former BALCO owner Victor Conte is on record as saying he believes 60 percent of the top 20 athletes in each sport have used performance enhancing drugs during the last year. I doubt he's too far off. Now I must tell you, the use of PEDs doesn't bother me all that much.
I've always felt if an adult athlete wants to jeopardize his health for a great performance, who am I to tell him not to do it? What bothers me, though, is that it's not a level playing field. Some athletes can afford the expensive regimen needed to help them succeed at a high level but still allow them to pass drug tests. She also ignored the fact that returning from semi-retirement pregnancy , injury and being a high-profile athlete in her respective sport is the triple crown of risk factors which testers are supposed to earmark and investigate.
I think so. Take Johanna Konta who turned anti-doping attacker after missing a drugs test around the same time. You get woken out of bed, pulled out of bed, told to take down your pants, give your arm, pee in a cup. How can spectators ever have confidence in top athletes being clean — the same athletes who share fears of competitors cheating and a desire for more stringent testing — if they sit atop a pedestal positioned above the law, and demean the very virtue of those aiming to enforce it?
And what are the ramifications for future generations who see their idols construe testing as a type of inequitable enemy? Bolt of all people should understand, considering his former Jamaican relay partners Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell and Nesta Carter were all banned during their careers for using PEDs — the last causing him to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal.
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