70% of Norwegian Olympic skiing medals won by asthmatics – Swedish documentary

[Piotr]

70% of Norwegian Olympic skiing medals won by asthmatics – Swedish documentary
Published time: 8 Feb, 2018 16:42

Swedish public broadcaster SVT says 70 percent of Norwegian medals in Olympic skiing events were won by athletes diagnosed with asthma.
The broadcaster carried out an investigation which also found that beta-2 stimulators, prescribed to treat bronchial asthma, could increase the muscle strength of athletes who use it.

SVT reporters interviewed Peter Kallings, a veterinary and doping expert for the International Riding Association, who said that clenbuterol, a drug containing the same active ingredients as salbutamol and other beta-2 stimulators, could produce an anabolic effect on horses.

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According to Kallings, numerous tests conducted by veterinary doctors proved that clenbuterol is an effective fat burner which also helps to build muscle mass. Animals tested positive for clenbuterol are not allowed to take part in races.

Morten Hostrup, a researcher at the University of Copenhagen, told SVT that six inhalations of another asthma drug, formoterol, substantially boosts sprint speed and enhances muscle strength.

It has been scientifically proven that along with easing acute asthma symptoms, asthma medication can also help to expand athletes’ lungs capacity and increase fatigue resistance.

Norway has already been criticized in the past for an alleged overuse of asthma drugs, with many countries raising questions about Norwegian asthmatics' ability to win races.

In 2016, the debate over of Norway’s asthma drug therapy reignited, when the doping test of three-time Olympic medalist Martin Johnsrud Sundby revealed elevated levels of Ventolin.

Sundby was subsequently slapped with a two-month ban, which was by many considered a mild punishment. After serving the disqualification, Sundby resumed training and will compete at the PyeongChang Winter Games, which begin on Friday.

At last year’s World Championships in Lahti, Finland, the Norwegian skiing team finished first in the overall medal standings, claiming 18 awards, including a clean sweep of gold medals in the women’s events.

Some of the world leading skiing countries have started making parallels between Norway’s dominant performance at all major events and the use of asthma drugs.

Norwegian newspaper VG reported that 42 out of 61 awards earned by the Norwegians since the 1992 Albertville Olympics went to skiers who had been allowed to use asthma drugs.

On Wednesday, the Norwegian government-owned broadcasting corporation NRK said that the country’s delegation brought around 6,000 doses of asthma medication to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics to treat national team members, who are expected to win a substantial haul of medals in cross-country skiing and biathlon.

Source: https://www.rt.com/sport/418239-norwegian-olympic-skiing-asthma-diagnosed/

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[xyxmt]

this is called doping with style

 

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Not only Norway and not only in winter Olympic .
If you have friend in high places you're ok . if not well every one already knew about another Olympic team .

 

[Piotr]

this is called doping with style

No. This is called doping with style:

US Olympic champion cleared of doping after proving 'passionate kissing' led to positive test
Published time: 26 Jan, 2018 18:05 Edited time: 26 Jan, 2018 19:37

US runner Gil Roberts has been cleared of doping charges after the New York Court of Appeals upheld a decision on Thursday ruling that he failed a drug test last year because he passionately kissed his girlfriend.
In March of 2017, Roberts was suspended by the US Anti-Doping Agency(USADA) after testing positive for probenecid, a masking agent which could mask the presence of other banned substances in the body.

The runner, who was a member of the US gold medal-winning 4×400m relay team at the 2016 Rio Games, appealed his suspension, insisting that the substances entered his body through kissing his sick girlfriend.

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) accepted Roberts’ explanation and lifted his temporary ban, allowing the athlete to take part in the national championships and qualify for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), however, challenged that ruling in the Court of Appeals.

During the hearing, the runner claimed that his girlfriend, Alex Salazar, who was taking antibiotics at that time to treat a sinus infection, kissed him hours before a drug-testing officer came to collect his urine sample.

“There could have been tongue kissing, but it was more that she kissed me so soon after taking the medicine,” he said.

Salazar, who spoke in her boyfriend's defense at the hearing, said she contracted the sinus infection during a vacation to India, where she visited a doctor who prescribed her the medicine. She also explained that she doesn’t like swallowing capsules, so she emptied their contents onto her tongue before kissing her boyfriend.

A scientific expert from the University of Strasbourg, Dr. Pascal Kintz, came from France to testify at Roberts’ arbitration hearing. He also testified at a precedent-setting kissing case in 2009, when French tennis player Richard Gasquet proved that traces of cocaine found in his probe had been transmitted by a woman he kissed before participating in a tournament.

Canadian pole-vaulter Shawn Barber is another athlete who managed to avoid punishment by using the same defense.

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The court ruling on Roberts’ case stated that it was likely that "the presence of probenecid in the athlete's system resulted from kissing his girlfriend," mirroring the similar decision made by the AAA last summer.

Roberts, who could have received a four-year ban from competition if he had been found guilty, is now eligible for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

At last year’s athletics world championship, the runner didn't win any individual awards, failing to reach the final of the men’s 400m event. However, he didn’t leave the tournament empty-handed, winning silver together with the US team in the men’s 4x400m relay.

Source: https://www.rt.com/sport/417106-gil-roberts-kissing-doping/

 

[xyxmt]

No. This is called doping with style:

US Olympic champion cleared of doping after proving 'passionate kissing' led to positive test
Published time: 26 Jan, 2018 18:05 Edited time: 26 Jan, 2018 19:37

US runner Gil Roberts has been cleared of doping charges after the New York Court of Appeals upheld a decision on Thursday ruling that he failed a drug test last year because he passionately kissed his girlfriend.
In March of 2017, Roberts was suspended by the US Anti-Doping Agency(USADA) after testing positive for probenecid, a masking agent which could mask the presence of other banned substances in the body.

The runner, who was a member of the US gold medal-winning 4×400m relay team at the 2016 Rio Games, appealed his suspension, insisting that the substances entered his body through kissing his sick girlfriend.

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) accepted Roberts’ explanation and lifted his temporary ban, allowing the athlete to take part in the national championships and qualify for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), however, challenged that ruling in the Court of Appeals.

During the hearing, the runner claimed that his girlfriend, Alex Salazar, who was taking antibiotics at that time to treat a sinus infection, kissed him hours before a drug-testing officer came to collect his urine sample.

“There could have been tongue kissing, but it was more that she kissed me so soon after taking the medicine,” he said.

Salazar, who spoke in her boyfriend's defense at the hearing, said she contracted the sinus infection during a vacation to India, where she visited a doctor who prescribed her the medicine. She also explained that she doesn’t like swallowing capsules, so she emptied their contents onto her tongue before kissing her boyfriend.

A scientific expert from the University of Strasbourg, Dr. Pascal Kintz, came from France to testify at Roberts’ arbitration hearing. He also testified at a precedent-setting kissing case in 2009, when French tennis player Richard Gasquet proved that traces of cocaine found in his probe had been transmitted by a woman he kissed before participating in a tournament.

Canadian pole-vaulter Shawn Barber is another athlete who managed to avoid punishment by using the same defense.

READ MORE: 'Russian Olympic ban is clearly politically motivated'

The court ruling on Roberts’ case stated that it was likely that "the presence of probenecid in the athlete's system resulted from kissing his girlfriend," mirroring the similar decision made by the AAA last summer.

Roberts, who could have received a four-year ban from competition if he had been found guilty, is now eligible for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

At last year’s athletics world championship, the runner didn't win any individual awards, failing to reach the final of the men’s 400m event. However, he didn’t leave the tournament empty-handed, winning silver together with the US team in the men’s 4x400m relay.

Source: https://www.rt.com/sport/417106-gil-roberts-kissing-doping/

had he been Russian!

 

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had he been Russian!

...he would have simply not been investigated by the Russian anti-doping commission. Pretty simple!

 

[xyxmt]

...he would have simply not been investigated by the Russian anti-doping commission. Pretty simple!

whats the point of investigating when you take the stupidest reason as Legit, not only you make fool of yourself but incite other to use it and then get cleared