Why is blood doping frowned upon?

Capitalism · Oct 10, 2015

Doesn't anybody else ever want to know the answer?

I mean it's your own blood and all you're doing is putting it back into your body at a later date.

Yet you can still get kicked out of every major sport for doing it.

Thoughts?

waltky · Nov 10, 2015

Granny says, "Dat's right - if dey can't play right, den dey shouldn't be allowed to play...

Athletics Doping Body Says Ban Russia
November 09, 2015 - Investigators from the world sport’s anti-doping organization have called for the Russian Athletics Federation to be suspended from competitions, following the release of a damning report that detailed systematic and widespread offenses in Russia over many years.

The conclusions released November 9 by an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency painted a shocking picture of bribery, subterfuge, and cheating that evoked some of the worst episodes of sport doping in past memory, like the state-run system employed for years by communist East Germany. "It's worse than we thought," Dick Pound, a co-author of the 335-page report and former head of the doping agency, told reporters in Geneva. "All of this could not have continued to happen without the knowledge of and either applied or stated consent of the authorities,” he said. Pound called on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to suspend the Russian Athletics Federation from international competition.

The WADA has recommended that Russian 800 m runner Mariya Savinova-Farnosova be banned for life.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe announced on November 9 that Russia would have until the end of the week to formally respond to the report. He said the IAAF council would make a decision "very quickly" on whether to suspend the Russian Athletics Federation. The Russian sports ministry late November 9 issued a statement saying it was "not surprised by most of the points" raised in the scathing report and suggested that recent changes of management at Russian athletic organizations will help eliminate the doping problems. "We are fully aware of the problems in the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) and we have undertaken measures to remedy the situation: there is a new president in ARAF, a new head coach, and they are currently rejuvenating the coaching staff," the ministry said. "Russia has been and will continue to be fully committed to the fight against doping in sport."

The report was the result of months of work by the commission set up by the agency after the German television network ARD aired a scathing documentary in December about doping in Russia. The documentary’s central claim -- that Russian track and field was plagued by doping -- was mostly corroborated by the commission’s report. In the report, athletes, trainers, coaches, doctors, and sport-related institutions are implicated, along with the country’s own anti-doping agency and a licensed Moscow laboratory that did testing for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The report detailed payments by athletes to conceal tests and how coaches and managers gave advance notification to athletes when inspectors would be taking samples. It also said the testing laboratory was visited regularly by agents from Russia’s top security agency, the Federal Security Service.

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IOC wants cheats punished in wake of doping report
Tue Nov 10, 2015 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants disciplinary procedures to be opened against athletes who have violated doping rules as the fallout continued on Tuesday from WADA's explosive report on the issue.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) commission on Monday alleged widespread corruption and collusion by Russian officials, including state security services, to cover up drug test results, destroy samples and intimidate laboratory staff. It also identified "systematic failures" by the sports world governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The IOC said competitors, coaches or officials mentioned in the WADA report who were proven to have violated doping regulations should be punished and stripped of any medals. "The IOC has asked the IAAF to initiate disciplinary procedures against all athletes, coaches and officials who have participated in the Olympic Games and are accused of doping in the report of the independent commission," it said in a statement. "With its zero-tolerance policy against doping, following the conclusion of this procedure, the IOC will take all the necessary measures and sanctions with regard to the withdrawal and re-allocation of medals and, as the case may be, exclusion of coaches and officials from future Olympic Games."

The former global athletics head Lamine Diack, who is under investigation in France on suspicion of corruption and money laundering, was also provisionally suspended by the IOC and resigned as International Athletics Foundation (IAF) chief.

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Oldyoungin · Nov 10, 2015

Capitalism said: ↑

Doesn't anybody else ever want to know the answer?

I mean it's your own blood and all you're doing is putting it back into your body at a later date.

Yet you can still get kicked out of every major sport for doing it.

Thoughts?
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It can be used to hide other infractions I believe.

DentalFloss · Nov 10, 2015

If water were not required for human life to survive, it would be banned as an "performance enhancing substance". If you don't believe me, try watching a professional athlete compete without using it.

Deckel · Nov 10, 2015

We should ban international competitions.

Capitalism · Nov 10, 2015

Oldyoungin said: ↑

It can be used to hide other infractions I believe.
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What's the point in making steroids banned? Are we not trying to put the best athletes against each other?

I've never understood it, proper use of most steroids would make most people healthier. (Especially if it was pharmacy quality and not bath tub to the oven quality.l)

"Roid Rage" is only seen in 5% of people actively taking steroid cycles.

OD's are rare.

Liver damage from abuse can happen, kinda like with anything else.

What I'm getting at is why should we limit the capabilities of these men for any other reasons than steroids make us uncomfortable?

waltky · Nov 11, 2015

Vlad gonna get to the bottom of it...

Putin calls for investigation of Russian doping allegations
Nov 12, 2015: Facing allegations that Russia engages in extensive, state-sponsored doping, President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called on sports officials to carry out an internal investigation - but said that clean athletes shouldn't be punished for the actions of those who take banned drugs.

Putin's comments at a late-night meeting in Sochi, the city that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, reflected concerns that Russia's track and field athletes could be hit with a blanket ban for next year's summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Putin ordered Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko and ``all colleagues connected with sport'' to pay close attention to the doping allegations and for an internal investigation to be conducted - one that guaranteed full cooperation with international anti-doping bodies. "The struggle with doping in sports, unfortunately, remains a pressing issue and it requires unending attention,'' he said.

However, Putin also drew a clear distinction with clean athletes. "It's absolutely clear that athletes who stay away from dope ... shouldn't be held responsible'' for those who use performance enhancing drugs, he said. After the meeting, Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukhov echoed that position. "I am confident that Russian athletes who are honest and clean, who never used doping, who undergo various checks -- no one has the right to strip them of the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games,'' he said, according to state news agency Tass.

The meeting was delayed by hours because of heavy rains that prevented sports federation heads from flying to Sochi. However, Putin's determination to press ahead with the session indicated the sensitivity of the issue for Russia. The meeting came in the wake of Monday's report by an independent commission appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency that said Russian sports is plagued by extensive, state-sanctioned doping. As a result of the report, Putin is now up against a Friday deadline for track's governing body to decide on whether to suspend Russia - a first step toward excluding its athletes from next year's Olympics.

Sports are a substantial piece of Russia's self-esteem -- both in athletes' performances and its ability to host huge international events. Putin himself has built much of his image on vigorous athletic exploits of his own. Earlier, Mutko said the country was ready to allow a foreigner to take charge of its troubled anti-doping laboratory. Grigory Rodchenkov resigned Tuesday as the lab's director, a day after he was accused of concealing positive doping tests, extorting money from athletes and destroying 1,417 samples. The lab - which handled doping tests for last year's Winter Olympics - has stopped work after WADA stripped its accreditation.

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waltky · Nov 12, 2015

Moscow to fess up...

Olympic boycott ruled out, Russians to admit some wrongdoing
Nov 12,`15 -- With an Olympic boycott ruled out, Russia is planning to at least partially admit it has a doping problem.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told The Associated Press on Thursday that there will "not in any case" be a boycott of next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A short time later in a separate interview, the acting president of the Russian track federation told the AP he is ready to own up to some of the charges leveled in the World Anti-Doping Agency commission's massive report on doping in the country. "We admit some things, we argue with some things, some are already fixed, it's a variety," said Vadim Zelichenok, declining to provide further details. "It's not for the press."

The governing body of track and field is expected to rule Friday on whether to suspend Russia from competition because of the doping scandal. If Russia is banned, the country's track and field team could be excluded from next year's Olympics. Monday's damning report by the WADA commission recommended that the Russian track federation be suspended, saying its athletes and officials were involved in "extensive" use of performance-enhancing drugs, obstructed doping tests and helped to cover up drug use. The report said Zelichenok "refused to cooperate" with investigators.

Even if Russia's track and field team is banned, Mutko told the AP that the country has no intention of boycotting the Olympics. "Russia is against a boycott. Russia is against political interference in sport," Mutko said. "Understand that Russia is a dependable partner of the international Olympic movement." Mutko also appealed for Russia's track team to be allowed to compete, arguing that a blanket ban would unfairly punish clean athletes. "It will be painful for those athletes with clean consciences who could compete, that's the first thing. And the second thing is that it goes against the spirit of the WADA code," Mutko said. "The commission itself writes about it in its report. It's about protecting the athletes with clean consciences."

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waltky · Nov 14, 2015

Suspension includes Olympic games...

Athletics doping: Russia provisionally suspended by IAAF
13 Nov.`15 - Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from international competition - including the Olympic Games - for its alleged involvement in widespread doping.

The IAAF took action after the publication of an independent World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report that alleged "state-sponsored doping". Its council members voted 22-1 in favour of Russia being banned. "This is a wake-up call for all of us," said IAAF president Lord Coe. He told BBC Sport: "Our sport finds itself in a shameful situation. "I am wholly focused on the changes that need to be made. I have openly conceded that we need to learn some very tough lessons. "We need to look at ourselves, within our sport, and we will do that." Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said the suspension was "temporary" and the "problem is solvable". The country's IAAF council member was not allowed to participate in Friday's vote.

What are the implications?

As it stands, Russian athletes may not enter international competitions, including the World Athletic Series and Rio Olympics, which begin on 5 August next year. Russia will also not be entitled to host the 2016 World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary and the 2016 World Junior Championships in Kazan. The IAAF says that unless the Russian Athletics Federation (Araf) voluntarily accepts a full suspension, it is entitled to proceed to a full hearing on whether the provisional suspension should be made full. Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks, head of the IAAF athletes commission, added: "We are angry at the damage being caused to the reputation and credibility of athletics and are united alongside our president to not shy away from the major challenges that face our sport."

'Positive news' for clean athletes

The Wada commission, led by chairman Dick Pound, suggested Araf, Russia's anti-doping agency (Rusada) and the Russian Federation as a whole could not be considered anti-doping code-compliant, because of what it claimed was widespread cheating. The report claimed to have evidence of "direct intimidation and interference by the Russian state with the Moscow laboratory operations", while Rusada gave athletes advance notice of tests, hid missed tests, bullied doping control officers and their families and took bribes to cover up missed tests, it said. According to the commission's findings, London 2012 was "sabotaged" by "widespread inaction" against athletes with suspicious doping profiles.

In a statement on Friday, a Wada spokesperson said: "The decision is positive news for clean athletes worldwide." "This feels like a moment when the cynicism of athletes and others inside the sport is shown to be justified and the sport's leaders are forced, finally, into a constructive response. The vote in favour of suspension was more emphatic than many had predicted and serves as a clear signal to Russia that the era of winning dirty is over. The Russian authorities say they are ready to change the culture of corruption and cover-up. Lord Coe's tenure will be judged on the effectiveness of his remedies. A defining day for him it was not. But at least the damage done in a grave week for the sport has created an urge to reform."

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Tahuyaman · Nov 17, 2015

Why is blood doping frowned upon?

Because it's cheating.

waltky · Nov 26, 2015

Russia takin' dey's lumps...

Russia Accepts Doping Ban
November 26, 2015 - The Russian Athletics Federation has accepted a full suspension from athletics competitions, according to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

The governing body for world athletics said in a statement on November 26 that it had received "written confirmation" from the All Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) "accepting their full suspension without requesting a hearing as was their constitutional right."

In a letter to the IAAF, the general secretary of ARAF, Mikhail Butov, said, "We are working very hard now in Russia to change a lot." Earlier this month, WADA suspended the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and Russia's accredited testing laboratory after an independent commission uncovered widespread doping offenses and systematic failures.

Also, the IAAF has provisionally banned Russia from international competition, potentially keeping Russian athletes out of next year's Summer Olympic Games in Rio.

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