Havre
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The German Klosterhalfen is part of that training team as well. Apparently, the training conditions there are a dream come true. But everytime she races, the Oregon project and Salazar are mentioned so it leaves a bad taste in the mouth for the viewers. And a lot of suspicion from the doping controllers as well, I assume.
Exactly. I just don't get it. If I was an athlete at that level the last thing I would like to see would be that all of my results would always be questioned. So you got to wonder why they are willing to "sacrifice" that part of it?
Well. I say I don't get it. Of course I do get it for many athletes. Being good at sports might be a way for you and maybe your whole family to get out of poverty. Would I use EPO if my mother was living off less than 1 USD per day and me using EPO would help her out of that situation? I would say most likely - almost guaranteed I would. And I think that would go for most.
Would I do it growing up in Norway? Never. Even if god himself/herself told me I would never be caught and it would make me an Olympic champion I wouldn't have done it.
The saddest part are those athletes from poor places who are doing the right thing, but are never given a chance because they end up losing to cheaters. That is why I wish athletes from richer countries would take a tougher stand - and that the national anti doping agencies would to a larger extent be funded internationally. Until they have a financial incentive not to help their athletes to cheat this will never change. And until countries like the US are tougher on their own athletes it will never change (they seem to have gotten a lot tougher recently though - so at least there is some hope there).