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Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in Olympic sports are not new at all. Ancient Greek Olympians used hallucinogenic mushrooms for mental preparation to the competitions and sesame seeds to increase endurance. In the late 1800s, European...
Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in Olympic sports are not new at all. Ancient Greek Olympians used hallucinogenic mushrooms for mental preparation to the competitions and sesame seeds to increase endurance. In the late 1800s, European...
So, it’s official. No Russian weightlifters will be competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. For those who might be interested – here goes the fist and the last gold medals won by...
The IWF Executive Board decided today to ban the Russian Weightlifting Federation from recommending/entering/participating with athletes and Technical Official at Rio Olympic Games 2016. The decision is effective as of today… Ouch. It does...
It is one thing to win in competition with your equals, with strong rivals, after all, and quite another thing to compete against athletes clearly not of your level. Such a victory does not...
According to Alexander Zhukov, President of Russian Olympic Committee, the Russian weightlifting team in Rio might consist of 3 athletes. This is the smallest team ever to represent the weightlifters of the USSR or...
Thinking out loud on behalf of Dilbert… What happens in Rio stays in Rio!
This is the first reaction of legendary Olympic weightlifter and coach David Rigert on the IOC decision not to ban Team Russia from the Olympics in Rio. The decision was announced on Sunday and...
Any more breaking news and scandals to cover? Regardless of whether you go to Rio or not, whether the WADA is going to test you or not, stay away from these substances. Be...
How did “Daily Mail” know the day before the awaited announcement on Sunday that “Russia to be booted out of the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee”? Perhaps, it is a highly anticipated verdict…...
Good luck to all who about to start competing in Rio. All these recent anti-doping scandals and media trips into the dark corners of sports can be a distraction from the essential part of...