And so here we are again.
Russia has been bad boys and girls when it comes to doping. Some of you may call it shocking. I call it Monday.
Nothing shocks me when it comes to Russia and doping. Honestly, why does the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) keep giving the country chances to prove itSA国际影视传媒檚 clean? They obviously arenSA国际影视传媒檛 and never will be. In the latest issue surrounding the juice-piggery that is the worldSA国际影视传媒檚 largest country, RussiaSA国际影视传媒檚 athletes face an indefinite ban from all major competitions because of discrepancies in a lab database. It has until the middle of October to explain why things look out of whack or the ax will fall.
HereSA国际影视传媒檚 why weSA国际影视传媒檙e at where weSA国际影视传媒檙e at:
Russia had SA国际影视传媒� or still has SA国际影视传媒� a state-sponsored doping program. If you could see me now, you would see my totally shocked face, which resembles my resting and happy face rolled into one. One of the conditions of its reinstatement to the world community of sporting nations was for its main lab in Moscow to hand over data for a once-over by WADA. If WADA was satisfied, RussiaSA国际影视传媒檚 three-year banishment could have come to an end.
But hold the Batphone! WADASA国际影视传媒檚 executive committee was informed on Sept. 23 that an investigation had been opened after the discovery of what itSA国际影视传媒檚 calling SA国际影视传媒渋nconsistenciesSA国际影视传媒�, hence the deadline of mid-October for RUSADA, the Russian anti-doping agency, to explain why.
Now, like in any other case where an accusation has been leveled, RUSADA should be granted the presumption of innocence and the time to come up with an explanation but the problem is RUSADA and the Russian government has played fast and loose with its doping program so many times that whatever it says canSA国际影视传媒檛 even be taken with a grain of salt.
If WADA doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 like what it hears, it could ban the countrySA国际影视传媒檚 athletes from competing at all major events such as the Olympic Games and the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup. WADA can do that under new rules laid out for such a punishment but thereSA国际影视传媒檚 always the right to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland and that decision is final. Both sides have agreed that if it gets that far, the courtSA国际影视传媒檚 decision would be respected.
Track and fieldSA国际影视传媒檚 governing body, which is one of the lone groups in the world with any sort of scrotum when it comes to banishment of juice pigs, maintained its ban on Russian athletes competing at its world championships and no one from that country will be on the field of play in Qatar from the start on Sept. 27 until the final day on Oct. 6.
So if itSA国际影视传媒檚 proven Russia diddled with its data, the only proper punishment is one of banishment for a good length of time. Anything less than that would be a joke and only serves to show that countries can get away with it every single time. You can hope that Russia isnSA国际影视传媒檛 screwing around but, as ISA国际影视传媒檝e already stated, itSA国际影视传媒檚 flaunted the game already and like that spoiled child which gets away with being naughty, they will do it again if they know they can get away with it.
And just like that spoiled child, you need to take away the toys to teach it a lesson. The International Olympic Committee needs to grow a pair and actually back WADA up this time if it imposes any sort of sanction. It proved its inconsistency by banning Russia from competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics but said its athletes were welcome to join in on the fun in 2018 at the Winter Olympics as Olympic Athletes from Russia. In essence, it was Russians competing as Russians but just not under Russia. Political correctness at work from the brains in Lausanne, Switzerland, folks.
Feel sorry for the athletes all you want if anything happens but it takes two to tango. Most athletes these days are smart enough to know what theySA国际影视传媒檙e putting into their bodies and you canSA国际影视传媒檛 fool them, much like how East Germany managed to hoodwink its athletes for years during its episodic montage of How Much Dope Can You Inject Into A Woman And Turn Them Into A Man? For the record, thatSA国际影视传媒檚 actually happened. Read into it and youSA国际影视传媒檒l be amazed.
The easiest solution in all this is just to have Russia leave for a while. If WADA doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 drop the hammer this time, then let everyone juice up and have a ball.