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When the top 30 100m times all belong to athletes that have been popped for doping with the exception of Usain Bolt you have to ask yourself is he just THAT ama

by hnaccy 6y ago

When the top 30 100m times all belong to athletes that have been popped for doping with the exception of Usain Bolt you have to ask yourself is he just THAT amazing or is he amazing plus have the best doping team and protection. You have enormous money and prestige on the line and lots of powerful entities (FIFA, IOC, NFL, countries, athletic wear companies, etc) that don't have a huge incentive to catch their golden boy athletes doping.

spaetzleesser 6y ago
I am almost 100% sure that Bolt is taking something. It was the same with Lance Armstrong. Pretty much all the guys he was beating got caught one after the other. It didn’t seem possible that there was one athlete who is so much better than everybody else without doping. It’s already hard enough to win with doping.
noneeeed 6y ago
Yep, sprinting is the prime example. If an honest but genetically lucky and hard working sprinter came along today, there would be no way they could convince everyone that they were clean. Not getting caught doping is assumed to mean you are just too good at hiding it. The dopers have basically ruined sprinting and a number of other sports for anyone who wanta to compete cleanly and does well. It's entirely possible that Bolt is clean and is a Phelps like genetic outlier, but there will always be suspicions that can never be disproved, no matter what he does.
- WalterBright 6y ago
  > genetically lucky Genetic modification will be the next frontier in cheating.
chegra 6y ago
Or Bolt is an anomaly? We are talking about a third world country here. There isn't any money to have the best chemist etc. How bolt is different is that he is tall and has the same turn over as a small guy. Chemicals don't get you this, only genetics. It was the long held belief that tall people cannot run short distances. Now, every coach is looking for a tall runner with same turn over as a small guy. Bolt just changed the paradigm.

by hnaccy 6y ago

spaetzleesser 6y ago

I am almost 100% sure that Bolt is taking something. It was the same with Lance Armstrong. Pretty much all the guys he was beating got caught one after the other. It didn’t seem possible that there was one athlete who is so much better than everybody else without doping. It’s already hard enough to win with doping.

noneeeed 6y ago

Yep, sprinting is the prime example. If an honest but genetically lucky and hard working sprinter came along today, there would be no way they could convince everyone that they were clean. Not getting caught doping is assumed to mean you are just too good at hiding it. The dopers have basically ruined sprinting and a number of other sports for anyone who wanta to compete cleanly and does well. It's entirely possible that Bolt is clean and is a Phelps like genetic outlier, but there will always be suspicions that can never be disproved, no matter what he does.

WalterBright 6y ago
> genetically lucky Genetic modification will be the next frontier in cheating.

chegra 6y ago

Or Bolt is an anomaly? We are talking about a third world country here. There isn't any money to have the best chemist etc. How bolt is different is that he is tall and has the same turn over as a small guy. Chemicals don't get you this, only genetics. It was the long held belief that tall people cannot run short distances. Now, every coach is looking for a tall runner with same turn over as a small guy. Bolt just changed the paradigm.