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FRANCE 24 viewers disappointed with doping scandals
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Can they do it without

by Alec (not verified) - 23/07/2008 - 13:42

Not a strong follower of the tour but when I see what they do, really, is it possible without cheating???

drugs in sport

by denis bruce (not verified) - 22/07/2008 - 16:27

Re.the Olympics,if athletes decide to take drugs to enhance their performances in their desperate quest for medals,let them.That would be one sure way to diminish their achievements in everyone's eyes,including their own, as well as devaluing the Olympics,thereby ensuring the disappearance of sponsors.Cheating must be seen as the lowst of the low ways to attain success.Long term the athletes who indulge in drug taking will suffer physically for short term gains.
An alternative Olympics should be established for drug-free athletes.Thus we would have two Olympic Games,one for the druggies and one for the drug-free.It would be up to the sponsors of the drug-free Olympics to develop the technology to ensure that their athletes were genuinely clean..The drug-infested Olympics could then be treated as a freak sideshow.

Tour De France doping scandal

by Christine Moloney (not verified) - 18/07/2008 - 19:24

Testing every rider would be a logistical nightmare and extremely expensive, but testing the first 3 riders over the finish line at each stage could be a viable option. Look at it from a riders point of view; if you had taken dubious substances, and you knew that if you finished in the top 3 you would be immediately tested as a result, you might think twice (or do an awful lot of hanging back which would look very suspicious).
Doping has become prevalent in most sports now, and the powers that be must come up with a reasonably cheap and effective way of eradicating it; or at least make it as difficult as possible for the cheats to continue.

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