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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...s/news-story/6ac82482c711614a4908ce2012d847c9
A very good read, and right on the money. A snippet:
AFL and NRL clubs stupidly allow witch doctors to run dangerous and illegal peptide and supplement programs yet when confronted with the facts fight any sanctions. That’s Australia applying Australian rules.
The excuses to clear the footballers were plentiful if not logical. The players were duped, Stephen Dank was a “rogue” operator and the players signed confidentiality agreements. Australian rules also applied to the officials and coaches. It was obvious immediately that the people in power at the clubs involved had to stand down or be sacked. But Australian rules are not open to governance considerations. Especially if the folks involved are good blokes.
Yet we scream for justice for our Olympic athlete Jared Tallent who finished second in the 50km walk at the 2012 London Games to Sergey Kirdyapkin. In January 2015 the Russian was found guilty of using EPO from 2009 to 2012 and beyond. The Russian athletic authorities stripped him of medals and titles through that time but left him with the gold medal from London. This cherry picking was overturned by CAS this year and Tallent is now an Olympic gold medallist. And fair enough. That’s this country abiding by international drug rules.
A very good read, and right on the money. A snippet:
AFL and NRL clubs stupidly allow witch doctors to run dangerous and illegal peptide and supplement programs yet when confronted with the facts fight any sanctions. That’s Australia applying Australian rules.
The excuses to clear the footballers were plentiful if not logical. The players were duped, Stephen Dank was a “rogue” operator and the players signed confidentiality agreements. Australian rules also applied to the officials and coaches. It was obvious immediately that the people in power at the clubs involved had to stand down or be sacked. But Australian rules are not open to governance considerations. Especially if the folks involved are good blokes.
Yet we scream for justice for our Olympic athlete Jared Tallent who finished second in the 50km walk at the 2012 London Games to Sergey Kirdyapkin. In January 2015 the Russian was found guilty of using EPO from 2009 to 2012 and beyond. The Russian athletic authorities stripped him of medals and titles through that time but left him with the gold medal from London. This cherry picking was overturned by CAS this year and Tallent is now an Olympic gold medallist. And fair enough. That’s this country abiding by international drug rules.