Interesting comments by Anthony Joshua about #doping in boxing and how it may take a death in the ring for people to take it seriously. The sport has some of the best testing in the world, but some of the worst administration and punishments https://t.co/8TuUD7DJFB
“A pool of 150 elite runners will be monitored in greater depth, with those athletes considered to be at higher risk of doping subject to greater target testing. “We will look at each athlete’s biological passport profile, track their performances real…” https://t.co/mg8H4bWZJi
Worrying stat shows five of the world's top 10 heavyweight boxers have now failed drug tests | GiveMeSport
Worrying?
Yes
Unexpected?
No https://t.co/CbGEluFtT5
My latest Short Thought on Sport is now up: Asbel Kiprop banned for four years: The Final Decision and anti-doping insights (23 Apr 2019).
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@RobinParisotto1 Until there is a reason for athletes to genuinely be afraid of the consequences of doping - punishments, chances of getting caught, health - then they will continue to look at the risk/reward profile and think "it pays to dope".