Yes, they will be banned from the 2022 football World Cup too. But not banned from UEFA competitions so OK for Euro 2020 and club competitions. See below for extract from BBC article:Russia apparently banned from ALL sporting events for 4 years,I think they also meant football?not sure on that ,but assume it would need to be included,does that mean they should be kicked out current comp????hh
Russia apparently banned from ALL sporting events for 4 years,I think they also meant football?not sure on that ,but assume it would need to be included,does that mean they should be kicked out current comp????hh
Well deserved!They dope their athletes up from an early age.
Can we get the Ruskies to adopt them ,hhWhat about the dopes at the midden? They should be banned for being thick, cheating bassas.
Yes ,good point hhWhen this Russian doping scandal came to light a few years ago I remember reading that the previous year more French athletes tested positive for banned substances than Russians, if I remember rightly the Russians were quite a way down the list, I'm all for banning cheats but this smells like a political decision.
I agree. Whilst it is right that Russia should be banned for having systematic doping, I believe that a lot more athletes (and sportspeople generally) are competing with chemical assistance... British, US, Jamaican, Kenyan and more. I don't even watch athletics anymore because I don't trust what I am seeing.When this Russian doping scandal came to light a few years ago I remember reading that the previous year more French athletes tested positive for banned substances than Russians, if I remember rightly the Russians were quite a way down the list, I'm all for banning cheats but this smells like a political decision.
There was a really good documentary on tv a few years back called "The Race That Shocked The World" about the infamous 1988 Olympic 100m men's final in Seoul. Ben Johnson was caught cheating then but 7 out of the 8 finalists failed drugs tests in their careers (including the squeaky clean Carl Lewis). There was an interesting part about a particular drug that was prevalent at that time that caused adult's teeth to start growing so there were all these major athletes suddenly had to wear tooth braces like young teenagers when in their mid-20s (check out famous 80s US athletes like Lewis, Griffiths-Joiner, etc, etc).I agree. Whilst it is right that Russia should be banned for having systematic doping, I believe that a lot more athletes (and sportspeople generally) are competing with chemical assistance... British, US, Jamaican, Kenyan and more. I don't even watch athletics anymore because I don't trust what I am seeing.
Same with the huns - after they financially doped their way to the titles and the SFA and League turned a blind eye to it, I live for the day that sevco dies and Castle Greyskull is made into a fleamarket.
Yes, Lewis failed it but kicked up shit. Griffiths-Joiner improved so quickly to set records that still stand 35 years later, retired suddenly when new drug tests came out then died very young when her heart exploded.Carl Lewis, I read, failed a drugs test before the 1984 Olympics but US track and field covered it up because he was supposedly their golden boy and, as mentioned, Flo-Jo suddenly took almost half a second off her 100m PB which was very odd. I think, if the USADA had been in existence then, they would have been less likely to get away with it. It's easy to find the dopers because there are lists of previously banned sportspeople online - eg half the Jamaican sprint team has been banned at one time or another. I would be surprised if a number of 'TeamGB' competitors weren't doping.
Just seen this thread today so might be already answeredWhen this Russian doping scandal came to light a few years ago I remember reading that the previous year more French athletes tested positive for banned substances than Russians, if I remember rightly the Russians were quite a way down the list, I'm all for banning cheats but this smells like a political decision.