25 percent of international sport controlled by the underworld

  1. Orange Crush

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    Howman Reuters interview highlighting some of the real problems

    "at least 25 percent of international sport was now controlled "to one degree or another" by the underworld."

    "Ninety-nine percent of the raw materials that are used through the internet to make up in your kitchen or your backyard laboratory are emanating from China"

    more money is made out of selling drugs to high school children than to elite athletes.

    "Most of the supplements around the world that you see come from the United States. And we know only too well because we have seen some of the more recent supplements intentionally include performance-enhancing components because they want to get a bit of an edge with the markets that they are servicing,"

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/12/us-doping-wada-howman-idUSBRE91B14L20130212

    The wise man said follow me...and he walked behind.
    Posted 3 months ago
  2. ChinookPass

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    My first thought when I heard about the superbowl blackout was "the mob".

    Not my first thought on hearing about the reschedule of events in Louisville though...

    Posted 3 months ago
  3. Orange Crush

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    Another interesting read on why the current war on doping is doomed to fail. On the role of media and spectators pushing winning over athlete's values and the negative vicious circle that creates.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/christophe-bassons-where-the-war-on-drugs-is-going-wrong

    "We’re talking about big, cultural changes here. It’s a 100-year job."

    Good luck with that one.

    Posted 3 months ago
  4. george

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  5. flicker

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    more like 99 percent, mate.

    Posted 3 months ago

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