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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on February 22, 2010, 00:14

Title: Vancouver 2010 Games Spur Blood-Doping Fears
Post by: sam on February 22, 2010, 00:14

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100212-vancouver-2010-olympics-blood-doping/

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Athletes performing in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games are obsessed with blood.

Its cause they are vampires!  :D

Title: Re: Vancouver 2010 Games Spur Blood-Doping Fears
Post by: Clive on February 22, 2010, 07:42

 :lol:

Title: Re: Vancouver 2010 Games Spur Blood-Doping Fears
Post by: Simon on February 22, 2010, 17:11

Quote from: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100212-vancouver-2010-olympics-blood-doping/

But athletes using this version of blood doping have been known to inject blood in the morning, race, then have the blood withdrawn later, thereby reducing their chances of being caught by random tests.

Seems a lot to go through to win a race.  Surely the needle marks would give them away?

Title: Re: Vancouver 2010 Games Spur Blood-Doping Fears
Post by: sam on February 23, 2010, 02:32

Quote from: Simon on February 22, 2010, 17:11

Seems a lot to go through to win a race.  Surely the needle marks would give them away?

well they probably already have marks from testing...