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Now, now Cy, I know your in to your athletics, more than me by the looks of it, but I wouldn't be putting up any of the Women's track World Records without adding an * saying 'Warning: Not drug certified'. If you take a look at all of the Women's records, mostly track, then they havn't been beaten for a very long time, partly due to what can only be said as 'they didn't get caught' times...!!

Flo-Jo is one to question, 100 & 200 in '88, also Marita Koch in the 400m, '85 & Kratochilova in the 800m, '83... And these records havn't come anywhere near to being broken since.

The Men's records have tumbled down somewhat with the 800 and 1500 being ones that lasted the longest after the epic duels in the 80's and 90's but the sprints have been chipped away an a fairly regular basis. I always said that had Usain Bolt been caught doing the 'juice' then athletics would be dead in the water for time immemorial, but he hasn't...

It's a story that unfortunately at the sharp end of any sport is always under the spotlight as some people will always question if that particular woman or man actually did what the clock or tape actually say's...
 
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Yeah you're right about those women's sprint times Red. People have been calling for them to be wiped for ages,maybe some day they will. There have been all sorts of juice rumours in top sporting events ..... pretty much all of them. I'm a huge boxing fan, but I can't for the life of me believe that there isn't serious drug abuse in the game. It's hard to comment on stuff like drugs in sport without looking like a conspiracy theorist, but I think I'd rather believe people like Victor Conte who are of the opinion that only idiots get caught doping. If an athlete has serious people behind him/her, they should have a along clean career even if cheating. Lance Armstrong is the perfect example, he never once tested positive in all those years. The above mentioned Conte has stated that all 8 finalists in the Sydney men's 100m final were using banned substances. Of course he could be full of ****.
 
Cyc, the other sport is Rugby League. I live not so far from Wigan, and used to go watch Wigan RFL some 20+ years ago, and the body shapes of those lads compared to todays, well... Chalk n cheese...

18 year old's who look like they could bench press a whole lot more than the average bear could do, and all with physiques that a young Arnold Schwarzenegger would have been proud of...!! Trust me, there must be somethin in the local pies to get em that big...<laugh><laugh><laugh>
 
redcgull said:
Now, now Cy, I know your in to your athletics, more than me by the looks of it, but I wouldn't be putting up any of the Women's track World Records without adding an * saying 'Warning: Not drug certified'. If you take a look at all of the Women's records, mostly track, then they havn't been beaten for a very long time, partly due to what can only be said as 'they didn't get caught' times...!!

Flo-Jo is one to question, 100 & 200 in '88, also Marita Koch in the 400m, '85 & Kratochilova in the 800m, '83... And these records havn't come anywhere near to being broken
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And these stay on the record books whilst a woman with genuine health issues has to take drugs to be more female or is a cheat. Absolutely bloody shameful.
 
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There are very few sports where a loss scares the **** out of me, but one that does is the State Of Origin series between the mighty Maroons and the filth living just over the border. <whistle>

Game 2 takes place next Sunday in Perth.

The highlights from game 1 below.

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Bolt was 100% juiced but if pulled up Athletics would be gone. How do I know this? I work in sport and I know the Kenyan distance runners are on the peds as well Froome the cyclist. They train near me and when the testers come in they disappear for a few days until they are gone. They know exactly when the testers are coming as they have to apply for a permit as they enter Kenya so immigration tip them off.
Evander Holyfield when he beat Tyson was having peds delivered under the name "Evan Fields" he claimed it was for his father when caught out. If these big names are caught imagine how much money would be lost.
 
Well played to the Aussies yesterday Cyc, they turned us over good and proper...<applause><applause><applause>

All we have to do is make the last 4 then win two games back-to-back, simples...!! :):):bandit::bandit:
 
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