There's a storm brewing at the IOC. Whether the doping tests are positive or negative doesn't matter. There was equipment found that was clearly not allowed, including equipment for blood transfusions.
Quotes about doping (16 Quotes)
The IOC means business in the fight against doping. It will use the means necessary to find out where athletes are. Unannounced testing reduces the possibility for any means to be used that might ultimately affect the results of the test.
I think we are going to have another look (after the Games). It is easier to deal with it as a health problem than doping problem. They (FIS) might be afraid that they are not able to prove that they were drugged.
This draws a stake through the heart of the once sacrosanct argument that in order to have a doping infraction you must come with an analytical positive.
We will do our utmost to show our commitment in the fight against doping. We plan to have the most ambitious and comprehensive system of testing ever activated at a world championships.
It is clear that the fight against doping is not served by the way in which the debate is currently held.
To find somebody guilty of doping you don't necessarily need urine and blood samples. It can also be based on circumstantial evidence.
It's very simple. We are asking baseball to come clean and set the record straight. Either baseball officials seriously want to rid their sport of doping, or they want to brush the issue under the carpet. So far, we haven't seen much evidence of the former.
I think it's good for sports generally. Finally, everybody's serious about this. Cheating and doping is one-tenth of 1 percent accident and 99.9 percent deliberate, and so we're going to catch you if you're doing it and we're going to work together if you're doing it.
Finally a stake has been driven through the heart of the preposterous argument that you have to have a doping infraction by producing an analytical positive doping test.
I symbolized doping... My phone rarely rings. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of riders who call me.
And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed early, don't drink alcohol, don't take drugs, it's very important to have a policy for educating against doping.
A lot of members were fed up with the attitude of Major League Baseball, ... That wasn't so of softball, but unfortunately, I think many members linked them together. With the baseball people, frankly, I think the members felt if it doesn't mean enough to you to want to come to the Games and if it doesn't mean enough to develop an honest doping policy, then don't come.
We now have driven the stake through the heart of the argument that you have to have an analytical positive in order to have a doping infraction, or a confession.
I opened it back up because in my heart it seemed like the right answer. But now I know I couldn't go to France and get a fair shake on the road, in doping control or the hotels.
You would have to be blind not to see that the next generation of doping will be genetic.