The shady association with performance enhancing drugs( PED's) and the world of sports continues.
What has happened in the last week or so?
What has happened in the last week or so?
- In the Canadian Football League, yardage leading running back, Andrew Harris of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, had a positive doping test for Metandienone, also spelled as Methanienone.
- This drug is also known as the original breakfast of football, bodybuilding and weightlifting champions Dianabol! https://www.drugs.com/search.php?searchterm=metandienone
- Rarely used anymore for legitimate medical purposes, Dianabol can increase strength and muscle size by allowing for quicker recovery from intense exercise.
- Harris is claiming that he took a legitimate supplement that may have been inadvertently contaminated. This is not an new claim.
- Many Olympic sports athletes get caught and use the tainted supplement defense. It is a possibility.
- Professional athletes have access to sports doctors and nutritionists. The contaminated supplement excuse becomes less plausible.
- Harris received a 2 game suspension. An Olympic athlete risks a 2 year suspension. Pro baseball players can be banned for half a season or more.
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| Andrew Harris in flight. Dianabol gives you wings! |
The world of international track and field is no stranger to doping controversy. This one involves a contender for the title of 'the World's Fastest Man' American sprinter Christian Coleman.
- Coleman is in the hot seat for missing 3 drug tests within a 12 month span.
- Such a situation is considered a doping violation with an automatic 1 year ban .
- This would make him ineligible for the upcoming world championships and the next summer Olympics.
- To give Coleman the benefit of the doubt, he did test clean in another 11 drug tests during that 1 year time span.
- Just before I published this blog, recent news hit the media. The United States Anti- Doping Agency (USADA) has decided not to pursue the case against Coleman. Say what!!!
- By the USADA ruling the first missed test belongs to a period belonging to the previous year so it will not be considered a doping violation.
- The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has excepted this ruling.
- Before suggesting American bias, it should be noted that USADA is the same agency that toppled Lance Armstrong who never tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. At least, never officially.
- There will be continuing debate and argument for certain.
- There will also be a fast race in the 100 meters at the world championships!
The world of sports is stranger than fiction.
Until Next Time
Little Bobby Strong
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| Christian Coleman (center) will bring speed - and controversy- to the World Championships. |
Until Next Time
Little Bobby Strong
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