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 [...]
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Tim Montgomery Arrested On Heroin Charges
This is just sad. Someone needs to help this guy. He’s American but if his free fall continues, he might end up like former Nigerian star athletes who, according to Olusuji Fasuba, end up begging in the streets. Associated Press: Former track star Tim Montgomery has been indicted on heroin distribution charges, the Virginian-Pilot of [...]
Quote of the Day: Mexico’s Dulce Rodriguez
Argh! Politicking in sports. Infighting among Mexico’s sports officials has made Mexican athletes unprepared for the Olympics. Quote by distance runner Dulce Rodriquez: “Evidently, the federation is in total disorder. We don’t know exactly where the trials are going to be, we don’t have the details and it’s ridiculous that three months before the Olympic [...]
VOA Report on the LZR Speedo Controversy
What we find most interesting is the statement of world record holder Natalie Coughlin, who uses the suit, that swimmers not wearing the Speedo will be at a disadvantage: “I don’t know how to quantify how much faster it’s going to make me, but I do know it will reduce drag, and for the other [...]
New Speedo Swimsuits = Technological Doping?
We’re not sure if we’re going to call it technological doping as the Italians do but if the new Speedo swimsuit is giving an unfair advantage to a swimmer who uses it vis-a-vis someone who doesn’t, then something’s wrong somewhere. We hope this gets resolved before the issue becomes a messy affair. Italians cry foul [...]
