Nike suspends relationship with Maria Sharapova!
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VolvoT5 said:
Sharapova is either guilty of gross stupidity or arrogance in not noticing the rule change. If you are a professional earning millions a year and you know you are sailing close to the wind then you damn well keep an eye on which way the winds are blowing. Quite frankly it is hard to believe that someone who has a whole team of advisers failed to spot the rule change, so I can only assume she thought she would get away with it.
^Pretty much that, at this level you have a personal frickin' health management team to know all this stuff don't you.Out of interest, how do you think she thought she'd get away with it? Do they only test random samples and hers was "unlucky" enough to get pulled?
maxxy5 said:
There's an article in The Times today concerning the whole caffeine/legal drug thing.
"Take something as innocuous as caffeine. In the build-up to his 10,000 metres victory at London 2012, Mo Farah drank two shots of espresso 20 minutes before the race. .....
Until 2004, caffeine taken in large quantities was prohibited by Wada. Like all stimulants it boosts alertness but for distance athletes it has an additional advantage: it conserves glycogen. According to an academic study in 2008, “caffeine ingestion significantly improved five-kilometre running performance in well-trained and recreational runners”. The improvement was measured at more than 1 per cent. Would Pound describe this enhancement as natural? Or as antithetical to sport?
And what of Chris Froome, who had a hypoxic tent in his apartment in Monaco, just like hundreds of other clean athletes around the world. His bed was placed in this chamber, which artificially sucks oxygen out of the air (from a normal 20.9 per cent level to as low as 12 per cent), to force his body to produce more red blood cells, which are then available to transport oxygen to his muscles during competition. Is this “natural”? And if so, why are alternative techniques of boosting red blood cells, such as EPO or blood transfusion, considered heinous?"
I'm doing 5k parkrun Saturday (50th)"Take something as innocuous as caffeine. In the build-up to his 10,000 metres victory at London 2012, Mo Farah drank two shots of espresso 20 minutes before the race. .....
Until 2004, caffeine taken in large quantities was prohibited by Wada. Like all stimulants it boosts alertness but for distance athletes it has an additional advantage: it conserves glycogen. According to an academic study in 2008, “caffeine ingestion significantly improved five-kilometre running performance in well-trained and recreational runners”. The improvement was measured at more than 1 per cent. Would Pound describe this enhancement as natural? Or as antithetical to sport?
And what of Chris Froome, who had a hypoxic tent in his apartment in Monaco, just like hundreds of other clean athletes around the world. His bed was placed in this chamber, which artificially sucks oxygen out of the air (from a normal 20.9 per cent level to as low as 12 per cent), to force his body to produce more red blood cells, which are then available to transport oxygen to his muscles during competition. Is this “natural”? And if so, why are alternative techniques of boosting red blood cells, such as EPO or blood transfusion, considered heinous?"
I'll have some Espressos & will report back
Inexcusable.
Morally reprehensible using it for 10 years before it was banned but I suspect a lot of pro athletes use/misuse what they can when they can within the legal bounds.
Not paying attention to your emails and changes in the rule is no excuse. Now it turns out she had many warnings on this drug.
Needs a ban and a good length too.
Morally reprehensible using it for 10 years before it was banned but I suspect a lot of pro athletes use/misuse what they can when they can within the legal bounds.
Not paying attention to your emails and changes in the rule is no excuse. Now it turns out she had many warnings on this drug.
Needs a ban and a good length too.
Halb said:
I bought some 200mg ones.Halb said:
Halb said:
I bought some 200mg ones.
BlackLabel said:
Nike sponsor loads of known cheats, they're part of the doping problem when (loss of) sponsors should be part of the deterrent.ITF Decision in full.
Paras 48/49 sum it up for me. Throughout 2015 and 2016 she didn't declare or disclose the use of the drug in any doping control forms.
Paras 48/49 sum it up for me. Throughout 2015 and 2016 she didn't declare or disclose the use of the drug in any doping control forms.
Doping Control Form said:
“List of any prescription/non-prescription medications or supplements, including vitamins and minerals, taken over the past 7 days (include substance, dosage and when last taken).”
I'm surprised they haven't given her the full 4-year ban.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qv6m0TXZpQ
Louie Simmons on Steroids and PEDs - "Drugs don't make you strong..."
Louie Simmons on Steroids and PEDs - "Drugs don't make you strong..."
Halb said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qv6m0TXZpQ
Louie Simmons on Steroids and PEDs - "Drugs don't make you strong..."
Simmons is a fLouie Simmons on Steroids and PEDs - "Drugs don't make you strong..."
king nut. Not sure much of what he has to say outside powerlifting/athletics is to be taken too seriously.Halb said:
Art0ir said:
Simmons is a fking nut. Not sure much of what he has to say outside powerlifting/athletics is to be taken too seriously.
Is he? I've never encountered him really. king nut. Not sure much of what he has to say outside powerlifting/athletics is to be taken too seriously.
Incredible human being but not terribly well adjusted.
And she's back.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39723929
Some advice from Boris.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39723929
Some advice from Boris.
telegraph said:
Maria Sharapova urged by Boris Becker to 'be more friendly' when she returns
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