[N8 v2.0]

The doping parade continues...

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/10/D8FM9THG2.html

 

[splat]

No kidding , but this line is the one that gets me

There is no proof that the athletes did anything wrong

then why are they suspended ?

 

[MudGrrl]

it says in the article that there isn't proof that they did anything wrong....

????



dmn... Splat got it on the quickdraw

 

[Wumpus]

No kidding , but this line is the one that gets me

There is no proof that the athletes did anything wrong

then why are they suspended ?

The official line is something like: "They suspend them because it is dangerous to compete when the hemoglobin level is that high because the blood is too thick, state of dehydration."

The tests were conducted by the FIS, which said the suspensions were not disciplinary, but to "protect the health of the athlete."

"We are confident that five days is a sufficient time to allow for the blood values to normalize if they are the result of living at a high altitude or dehydration," said Bengt Saltin, chairman of the FIS medical committee. "However, a five-day period is not sufficient to remove the impact of EPO (erythropoietin) or blood transfusion."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/olympics/2006/02/10/hemoglobin.bans.ap/index.html