Arne said the same thing about the USATF. That is a distinction without a difference. It astounds me just how sick some of these top level athletes are on a regular basis. We have all those athletes with colds. Now we have an athlete with asthma AND narcolepsy who apparently gained 17 pounds at age 27. It's a wonder that some of them can even get out of bed in the morning let alone perform at a world class level. There is, of course, a more insidious explanation. Find a drug like this that isn't on the list:
http://www.modafinil.org/ Scroll down that page. Come up with one of the diseases that it treats. If caught, plead stupidity and count on getting off on a technicality. edndana wrote: > Martin - > > First, USATF isn't going to have the decision on her situation - she > tested positive at an IAAF event. Even at a U.S. event, USATF would not be > the ones ruling, it would be USADA. So, let's save the sarcastic references > for a time when they are actually relevent. > > Second, the IAAF said there is an excellent chance that this will be > treated as doping violation. Would YOU stay on the team knowing that - > whether you thought you were innocent or not - the IAAF has suggested you > probably will be found guilty? I would hope not. > > Third, I agree that not telling the IAAF about a substance one is taking > IS incredibly stupid. I don't know exactly what they asked her or what she > said regarding her medications, so I don't think we can castigate her for > this unless we know the specifics. A few snippets in press releases do not > constitute us knowing the facts. > > This is not to defend her - it sounds like she took a stimulant NOT on the > list of banned substances. If the wording of the doping rules are such that > this is not allowed, then she obviously should be punished. > > - Ed Parrot > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin J. Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Now the spotlight is on Kelli White > > > If she is so confident that she is innocent, why did she withdraw from the > relay? I, on the other hand, > > have complete confidence in the USATF and that she will get off on some > kind of technicality and that > > not running the relay will, in hindsight, be seen as a mistake. Like Kelly > Guest, at the very least, > > she is guilty of incredible stupidity for not telling them about ALL of > her meds. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > The IAAF is doing the very thing that Dick Pound > > > is criticizing- letting the athletes continue to > > > compete during an investigation!!! Obviously there > > > is a significant part of the world that doesn't have his > > > viewpoint, not just the U.S.! > > > > >
