I have written about drugs in sport in previous blogs and wanted to reiterate something that has come to my attention this morning. Some of you will be aware of the return of Justin Gatlin to the 100 metres circuit this week, Gatlin who won the 2004 Olympic 100m gold and picked up bronze in the 200m. In 2006, Gatlin was banned from the sport for recording a high level of testosterone in his blood sample.
Gatlin was not stripped of any his medals from his previous achievements, but listening to an interview with him this morning he seemed completely unfazed and unaccountable to how he could have been banned from the sport and at what point he could have taken any drugs. (It is believed it was massaged into his thigh by a physio) Despite my dislike for cheats and the blame on others, it is meritable to point out that the likes of Dwain Chambers and Tim Montgomery have admitted their collusion and importantly their wrongs. Montgomery is currently serving time in prison under a four-year sentence and Chambers of course is racing again after several years out but will never compete in the Olympics. It will a disgrace to see someone like Gatlin racing in London at the 2012 games.
Gatlin was not stripped of any his medals from his previous achievements, but listening to an interview with him this morning he seemed completely unfazed and unaccountable to how he could have been banned from the sport and at what point he could have taken any drugs. (It is believed it was massaged into his thigh by a physio) Despite my dislike for cheats and the blame on others, it is meritable to point out that the likes of Dwain Chambers and Tim Montgomery have admitted their collusion and importantly their wrongs. Montgomery is currently serving time in prison under a four-year sentence and Chambers of course is racing again after several years out but will never compete in the Olympics. It will a disgrace to see someone like Gatlin racing in London at the 2012 games.
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