bluewolf
Money List Winner
Sorry Phil, but it's a performance enhancing drug that I'm 90% certain she was taking for its performance enhancing properties. Far better medication out there if she genuinely had an issue. Full ban and move on....
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If it's for PE then yes full ban
But if it's for genuine health ( heart ) issues then not
The issue is do people trust her
Matty
Tour Rookie
The bigger issue that this raises for me is that there are a huge number of performance enhancing drugs that are not on the WADA banned list. Until such a time as WADA move a little faster than banning a substance after 10 years of 'legal' but perhaps unethical use by sports stars then they have to realise that sportsmen and women are going to leverage an legal advantage they can find.
WADA are too slow to react and not fit for purpose unless they can get a grip and speed up banning new substances.
WADA are too slow to react and not fit for purpose unless they can get a grip and speed up banning new substances.
jdpjamesp
Q-School Graduate
Very sad to read this story. Even sadder to see that some people are already calling for all her titles to be stripped. Considering it was only banned this year, that's a little harsh.
You get an exemption for genuine medical treatments. She did not ask for one. This is a mickey mouse endurance drug pretending to be something else that is pretty much only used in Russia. It has been legal for years, now it is not. Probably should not have been legal back then either. Good old Dr Hillary on GMB this morning was not buying it as a genuine treatment.
As to who is responsible. Put it in to a golf context. If you have 15 clubs in your bag who is at fault. Partly your caddy but ultimately it is the golfer themselves. Yes she has a team around her who need a kick up the backside but ultimately it is down to her.
As to who is responsible. Put it in to a golf context. If you have 15 clubs in your bag who is at fault. Partly your caddy but ultimately it is the golfer themselves. Yes she has a team around her who need a kick up the backside but ultimately it is down to her.
In a golf context, I hope they never drug test one of our seniors comps, because most of us are on drugs for some medical condition or another!
Del_Boy
Head Pro
Good on her and taking the blame. Seems a bit unfortunate she was caught out by not reading 1 email. I think a lesson learnt for WADA as well. From what I have briefly read the drug was on the WADA watchlist for 2015 surely they should have circulated that that particular drug was under review rather than give just over a weeks notice that the drug is banned.
Also thought Maria looked a bit ropey in the interview usually she is bang tidy.
Also thought Maria looked a bit ropey in the interview usually she is bang tidy.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Im not medically trained but i'll offer an opinion.
I believe she may have a condition that requires treatment of which this drug covers but they bye product of the drug is its performing enhancing properties which for her is a bonus.
I believe she has known all along about its performance enhancing properties and she was comfortable using it, I also believe she possibly has overlooked the fact that it's now banned and has been caught out, unfortunately only her and her team will know the real truth.
I don't buy into the fact she's come clean meaning it's a genuine mistake, her PR team will be working over time to ensure damage limitation on this but until further details emerge i'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
I believe she may have a condition that requires treatment of which this drug covers but they bye product of the drug is its performing enhancing properties which for her is a bonus.
I believe she has known all along about its performance enhancing properties and she was comfortable using it, I also believe she possibly has overlooked the fact that it's now banned and has been caught out, unfortunately only her and her team will know the real truth.
I don't buy into the fact she's come clean meaning it's a genuine mistake, her PR team will be working over time to ensure damage limitation on this but until further details emerge i'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
....because she is as fit as ......eer..errrr well you know what.
There....finished that for you.
richart
Major Champion
I find it hard to believe she would have continued to take the drug, and think she could get away with it. I understand that top tennis players are tested more than any other sport. Always at Majors, and some have been tested up to twelve times in a year. She and her team surely didn't think they would get away with it ?
Yes she may have previously taken the drug knowing of its sporting advantages, but until this year it was not banned. To carry on taking it after the ban looks like a mistake to me.
Yes she may have previously taken the drug knowing of its sporting advantages, but until this year it was not banned. To carry on taking it after the ban looks like a mistake to me.
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fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
I heard she has acute angina
i think the acute bit is getting her a lot of benefit of the doubt on this forum!!!!
richart
Major Champion
You and tall blondes.I heard she has acute angina
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Well my judgement of her is based surely on her as opposed to her looks - maybe it's being too trusting but I also wonder how much of the judgments are also based on the current problem with Russia and the clear drug issue they have in Athletics ?
Ethan
Money List Winner
I am medically trained and I think it is odd that 6 Bulgarian weight-lifters have the same condition. Obviously a nonsense.
There are a few cardiac conditions for which young people might need medical treatment. Few of these people would be top class athletes though.
She may well have got her prescription from her family doctor, but I imagine the idea came from one of her sports coaches. And one time, that was fine and dandy, but now its not. Oops.
londonlewis
Tour Rookie
Seems there are a lot of people on here that are taking her press conference at face-value. I don't think I can, Lance Armstrong and others have made it more difficult for me to believe the things pro-athletes say on the drugs matter.
If what she is saying is true, then it is harsh that a drug she has used for 10 years has suddenly resulted in a ban.
But if it isn't true, then someone has advised her quite well in saying that the reason she failed was a drug that hadn't been banned previously.
Not sure what to believe.
If what she is saying is true, then it is harsh that a drug she has used for 10 years has suddenly resulted in a ban.
But if it isn't true, then someone has advised her quite well in saying that the reason she failed was a drug that hadn't been banned previously.
Not sure what to believe.
londonlewis
Tour Rookie
I heard she has acute angina
Speechless. I'd say what is on my mind but the mods would ban me.
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Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Cant disagree with this at all.
londonlewis
Tour Rookie
You Sir have a dirty mind
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