Them Chinese authorities sure are harsh aren’t they? They banned one of their best swimmers, Ouyang Kunpeng, for life because he tested positive for the anabolic steroid clenbuterol. Is this the first time a swimmer’s been banned for life? I don’t remember coming across reports from other countries imposing a lifetime ban for dopesters. But, [...]
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Antonio Pettigrew is a Doper?
The list of Olympic dopers keeps on getting longer. From the New York Times: A government witness list filed Friday publicly identified Antonio Pettigrew, winner of a gold medal in the 4×400-meter relay at the 2000 Olympics, as a user of banned performance-enhancing drugs. Pettigrew, a four-time world champion from 1991 to 2001, was among [...]
Greek Weightlifting Team: Guilty Dopers or Innocent Victims?
Argh. Drugs. Bad news for weightlifting and the Olympic movement in general. Bad news for the Greek Olympic team in particular. A DPA Report: A second doping test on a group of 11 Greek weightlifters who initially tested positive for banned substances was also found to be positive, making the athletes unlikely competitors for the [...]
