‘One and done’: Michael Phelps says dopers should be given lifetime ban
‘One and done’: Michael Phelps says dopers should be given lifetime ban
Michael Phelps has reiterated his support for tougher sanctions for doping – including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance
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What about things that may or may not constitute doping? Someone with some cold meds still in their system or who huffed oxygen before competition? Someone taking meds for a known condition that still had trace amounts in their system on the day?
There are many situations in which someone may have a foreign substance in their body that could provide advantage where they may be unaware that the substance is still lingering at competition time.
Not to mention, you’ll get people eliminating the competition by slipping them a mickey before the event….
Someone with some cold meds still in their system or who huffed oxygen before competition?
https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/37703011 it's already happened. She got some cold medicine from her doctor while in Italy.
you can also get therapeutic exceptions ahead of time.
How far ahead of time would you have to be, though? Colds and other common ailments are known for coming on quite suddenly and with little warning, after all..
yeah I was just saying it's not all done after the fact. People with known conditions can get exceptions. And issues with colds etc are reviewed, it's not like an automatic DSQ.
True. An example from another sport is road race cyclist Bo Hamburger who got an exemption because he had asthma.
Apparently the same inhaler that helps asthmatic people breathe helps non-asthmatic people breathe TOO well or something along those lines lol
IIRC all the norwegian xcountry skiers have asthma. Amazing that they can still dominate the sport, despite their illness.
Conclusion: cross country skiing excellence causes asthma.
As for Norwegians dominating cross country skiing, that's as close to a natural law as you get in sports 🤷😄