Same old Russians, always cheating
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<p>The founder of their anti-doping organization (founded approx. 5 years ago) died earlier this month too.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/europe/nikita-kamayev-ex-head-of-russian-antidoping-agency-dies.html'>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/europe/nikita-kamayev-ex-head-of-russian-antidoping-agency-dies.html</a></p> -
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<p>It wasn't a heart attack, the Russian secret service just made it look like one...</p>
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<p>"In Soviet Russia, you don't do drug. Drug do you!"</p> -
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<p>The founder of their anti-doping organization (founded approx. 5 years ago) died earlier this month too.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/europe/nikita-kamayev-ex-head-of-russian-antidoping-agency-dies.html'>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/europe/nikita-kamayev-ex-head-of-russian-antidoping-agency-dies.html</a></p>
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<p>belongs in the conspiracy thread ;)</p> -
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/79685012/kiwi-olympic-runner-zane-robertson-urges-fellow-athletes-to-come-out-of-the-shadows-on-doping'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/79685012/kiwi-olympic-runner-zane-robertson-urges-fellow-athletes-to-come-out-of-the-shadows-on-doping</a></p>
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<p>Further to my comments about Kenya earlier in the thread.</p>
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<p>Kiwi runner Zane Robertson who knows the Kenyan system inside out has come out swinging. </p> -
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/sports/russia-doping-sochi-olympics-2014.html'>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/sports/russia-doping-sochi-olympics-2014.html</a></p>
<p class=""></p><p></p><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">LOS ANGELES — Dozens of Russian athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, including at least 15 medal winners, were part of a state-run doping program, meticulously planned for years to ensure dominance at the Games, according to the director of the country’s antidoping laboratory at the time.
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<p class="">The director, Grigory Rodchenkov, who ran the laboratory that handled testing for thousands of Olympians, said he developed a three-drug cocktail of banned substances that he mixed with liquor and provided to dozens of Russian athletes, helping to facilitate one of the most elaborate — and successful — doping ploys in sports history.</p>
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<p class="">It involved some of Russia’s biggest stars of the Games, including 14 members of its cross-country ski team and two veteran bobsledders who won two golds.</p>
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<p class="">In a dark-of-night operation, Russian antidoping experts and members of the intelligence services surreptitiously replaced urine samples tainted by performance-enhancing drugs with clean urine collected months earlier, somehow breaking into the supposedly tamper-proof bottles that are the standard at international competitions, Dr. Rodchenkov said. For hours each night, they worked in a shadow laboratory lit by a single lamp, passing bottles of urine through a hand-size hole in the wall, to be ready for testing the next day, he said.</p>
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<p class="">By the end of the Games, Dr. Rodchenkov estimated, as many as 100 dirty urine samples were expunged.</p>
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<p>None of the athletes were caught doping. More important, Russia won the most medals of the Games, easily surpassing its main rival, the United States, and undermining the integrity of one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.</p></blockquote>
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<p class=""></p><p></p><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">After the report came out, Dr. Rodchenkov said, Russian officials forced him to resign. Fearing for his safety, he moved to Los Angeles, with the help of Mr. Fogel.
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<p>Back in Russia, two of Dr. Rodchenkov’s close colleagues <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/europe/nikita-kamayev-ex-head-of-russian-antidoping-agency-dies.html'>died unexpectedly</a> in February, within weeks of each other; both were former antidoping officials, one who resigned soon after Dr. Rodchenkov fled the country.</p></blockquote>
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<p>There's a lot more at the link. Fuck Russia.</p> -
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<p>There's a lot more at the link. Fuck Russia.</p>
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<p>And the Olympics. I'm totally turned off that corrupt, shitty organisation. For that matter, drug users can take a goddamn hike</p> -
<p>wow. that's kind of awesome though, getting the spies and shit involved. </p>
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<p>And the latest...</p>
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<p>The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had recently revealed a report which stated that Russia had the most number of doping offenders in 2014. Following that report, WADA had asked UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) to carry out several drug tests ahead of the Rio Olympics, which is slated to begin on August 5 this year. But it seems that the UKAD officials are facing major challenges from the Russian authorities, <strong>who have demanded 30 days' notice prior to drug testing visits</strong>. As a result, the UKAD has not been able to carry out the number of desired tests every month.</p> -
<p>And so it begins. Will the IOC take a stand? Or fold for money? </p>
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<p>Not really the right thread ofr this, but since it is about Olympic cheating, I'll post it here.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/11/tokyo-olympics-payment-diack-2020-games'>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/11/tokyo-olympics-payment-diack-2020-games</a></p>
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<p>Looks like the Japanese were paying for votes to get the 2020 Olympics. Who's surprised?</p>
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<p>Mrs gt12, for one.</p>
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<p>It was like watching the stages of grief:</p>
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<p>1. Denial. She was like "no way, Japan wouldn't do that, we're honest"</p>
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<p>2. Anger. After reading the article "you're fucking kidding me?, how can they be that stupid?"</p>
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<p>3. Bargaining. After thinking for 5 minutes "well, probably everyone does it, so it's probably a good strategy to get the games, and only cost a million pounds"</p>
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<p>4. Depression. Two minutes later: "Olympics are fucking stupid anyway"</p>
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<p>5. Acceptance. 3 seconds later, "Anyway, it'll help our property values"</p>
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<p>Seriously though, I realllly hope this kicks off. Not being discussed much here by local media that I've seen.</p> -
<p>... and in further 'fark the olympics' news</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://fittish.deadspin.com/anti-doping-agency-says-kenya-is-in-the-midst-of-a-dopi-1776497517'>http://fittish.deadspin.com/anti-doping-agency-says-kenya-is-in-the-midst-of-a-dopi-1776497517</a></p>
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<p>Basically Kenya anti-doping is noncompliant (read, nonexistent). IAAF: Yeah, we hear ya WADA, but fark, they'll be fine.</p>
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<p>IOC: You kids stop arguing. We'll just let Kenya come along this year mkay?</p>
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<p>The lesson kids - if you are going to go widespread on your doping (probably Jamaica and Kenya and Russia), make sure you win so excluding you is not in the best interest of the organising committees. FML. I don't think I'm going to bother watching the olympics this year</p> -
Everybody's known about the Kenya situation for ages, I mentioned it earlier in the thread and was told that it was a non issue. <br><br>
Apparently kiwi rugby players are just as likely to be dodgy... And Kenya and Jamaica are only mentioned because they are "third world" -
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<p>Apparently kiwi rugby players are just as likely to be dodgy... And Kenya and Jamaica are only mentioned because they are "third world"</p>
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<p>Surely Russia has to be excluded from the games now</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1038511/armed-secret-police-fake-urine-samples-and-athletes-running-away-among-problems-faced-by-foreign-doping-testers-in-russia'>http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1038511/armed-secret-police-fake-urine-samples-and-athletes-running-away-among-problems-faced-by-foreign-doping-testers-in-russia</a></p> -
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<p>Surely Russia has to be excluded from the games now</p>
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<p>And they have been. Hopefully the IAAF doesn't back down to political pressure.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/iaaf-council-meeting-vienna'>http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/iaaf-council-meeting-vienna</a></p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bovidae" data-cid="589089" data-time="1466199172"><p>And they have been. Hopefully the IAAF doesn't back down to political pressure.<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/iaaf-council-meeting-vienna">http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/iaaf-council-meeting-vienna</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>More evidence that London was the "dirtiest" games ever. Only a matter of time before Mo Farrahs house of card comes tumbling down i reckon.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3651196/Drug-cops-swoop-coach-Jama-Aden-EPO-banned-substances-hotel-room.html'>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3651196/Drug-cops-swoop-coach-Jama-Aden-EPO-banned-substances-hotel-room.html</a></p>
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<p>And a little bit about weightlifting too, although I'm very skeptical of the authors assertion that the US athletes are all clean</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.catalystathletics.com/article/2002/About-These-IWF-Drug-Suspensions/'>http://www.catalystathletics.com/article/2002/About-These-IWF-Drug-Suspensions/</a></p> -
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/jul/18/wada-mclaren-report-russia-sochi-2014-doping-live'>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/jul/18/wada-mclaren-report-russia-sochi-2014-doping-live</a></p>
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<p>This would never happen in NZ, we would never accept it as a people.</p>
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<p>I don't know enough about Russian mentality, but I infer that "the end justifies the means" is a Russian national characteristic?</p>
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<p>My enthusiasm for the Olympics is at an all-time low, doubt I'll watch too much, but I hope no Russian athlete sets foot in Rio.</p>
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<p>I'll make an exception for the hot high-jump chick competing as an independent.</p> -
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<p>And a little bit about weightlifting too, although I'm very skeptical of the authors assertion that the US athletes are all clean</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.catalystathletics.com/article/2002/About-These-IWF-Drug-Suspensions/'>http://www.catalystathletics.com/article/2002/About-These-IWF-Drug-Suspensions/</a></p>
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<p>Of course they are, if you ignore all the ones suspended for doping.</p>
