Post by slinger on Sept 27, 2009 18:19:39 GMT 1
...being used in our domestic sport?
Something dawned on me the other day when chatting to a bloke who despite having little knowledge about domestic Athletics thought that our club and national standard athletes are his words "pin cushions" - which I found amusing and told him if our athletes did use illegal performance enhancing substances then they'd get caught....then I thought hang on I don't actually remember hearing or seeing anyone at our domestic matches or even our national champs being tested and if they did test at matches like the intercounties, regional champs or AAA's for example then it's very few and far between if they do. I have never ever heard of anyone being tested out of comp that isn't on the doping register either.
I was tested quite a few times when I threw my best and was funded in comp and out of comp - never in comp in the UK may I add - only abroad in internationals for GB. Out of season I got to know the bloke who came to my parents house to test me quite well! ;D I have also spoke to similar level athletes as me as an adult ie 70mish and they have never ever been tested.
Now I assume this isn't just in the Javelin event and is probably the same kind of story across all events for athletes that aren't on the doping register so could it be that I am actually very naive and there could very well be quite a few athletes essentially cheating?
At this point I will say that I am not finger pointing and hope that people reading this appreciate that, I'm only stating that as I know how things on internet forums can be misunderstood.
Something dawned on me the other day when chatting to a bloke who despite having little knowledge about domestic Athletics thought that our club and national standard athletes are his words "pin cushions" - which I found amusing and told him if our athletes did use illegal performance enhancing substances then they'd get caught....then I thought hang on I don't actually remember hearing or seeing anyone at our domestic matches or even our national champs being tested and if they did test at matches like the intercounties, regional champs or AAA's for example then it's very few and far between if they do. I have never ever heard of anyone being tested out of comp that isn't on the doping register either.
I was tested quite a few times when I threw my best and was funded in comp and out of comp - never in comp in the UK may I add - only abroad in internationals for GB. Out of season I got to know the bloke who came to my parents house to test me quite well! ;D I have also spoke to similar level athletes as me as an adult ie 70mish and they have never ever been tested.
Now I assume this isn't just in the Javelin event and is probably the same kind of story across all events for athletes that aren't on the doping register so could it be that I am actually very naive and there could very well be quite a few athletes essentially cheating?
At this point I will say that I am not finger pointing and hope that people reading this appreciate that, I'm only stating that as I know how things on internet forums can be misunderstood.
