I don't understand - Isn't your career important to you?

Published on August 17, 2004 By trina_p In Sports & Leisure

I just don't understand the athletes who test positive to drugs.

Particularly the ones who take a vitamin/herbal supplement or something and say - Oh I wasn't aware there was a banned substance in that.

CHECK IT OUT

Look if you're career is important to you surely you wouldn't jeopardise your chances of going further and possibly winning Olympic Gold by taking a cold & flu tablet with a banned substance.

When I was pregnant I looked up everything -- I made sure there was nothing in anything I consumed or absorbed (soap/shampoo etc) that could harm my child -- I cared about her and I didn't want to put her at any risk -- so I didn't eat anything with eggs - no mayonaise, no processed foods -- I read about everything -- I didn''t think I coulkd be too careful.

And I turn on the tv this morning and another athlete is protesting they weren't aware that there was a banned substance in their glucose tablets

LOOK IT UP

Be Informed!!!!!!!

Comments

Ravenblack

on Aug 17, 2004

Where are these athletes from? Not all athletes live in countries where such information is readily available. In poorer countries where these athlete are discovered and trained, they may not have a very extensive library or internet connection.

Their coaches could've given them those supplements, and so trustingly, they took them, believing that it is good for them.

trina_p

on Aug 17, 2004

Um the athlete that finally sparked this blog was American - she tested positive in April and was suspended last week and lost her appeal -- she said she'd taken a glucose tablet because she wasn't feeling well

But in the past few years theres been heaps of controversary -- most notably was Shane Warne - "I thought it was a fluid tablet"

I don't know of any athletes in poorer countries - the ones I'm talking about are prominent sportsmen and women from large informed countries like the USA and Australia (where I'm from)

The other thing I don't get is these 2 Greek sprinters who failed to show up for a drug test -- a MANDATORY drug test and now claim they weren't aware they had to take one

citahellion

on Aug 18, 2004

Personally I feel that the list of banned substances is so large and extensive that before long an athlete won't be able to eat at all. And really, if you go to the store and buy some generic brand of acetaminophen/pseudoephedrine combo, should you really have to worry that it has some phenolbarbitols or ketylurinetics or phlogistonethergones in it? If the label on the box says "active ingredients: A, B 0.3%. Harmless Filler, 99.7%" you should be able to take it without worrying that the "harmless filler" is going to ruin your athletic career.

Those Greeks were more than a little silly, though. From what little I've read, it sounded like they went well out of their way to avoid being anywhere where someone could tell them "go take this test now".

Muggaz

on Aug 18, 2004

The other thing I don't get is these 2 Greek sprinters who failed to show up for a drug test -- a MANDATORY drug test and now claim they weren't aware they had to take one

I found this rather funny... the dude has 'withdrawn' from the games - i.e. he was told to withdraw or he would be booted, and apparently the chick involved was never even regestered to compete... great stuff Greece...

I really think taking any banned substance is inexcusable... if pregnant mothers can observe what they can and can't take, professioal athletes who make a living from their bodies should really take more care to excersise caution... they are only disrespecting themselves, however, it's a shame when you disrespect an Institution like the Olympics...

Good blog Trinz.

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