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...Even though the Aussies' hearts are in the right place, the idea of having "clean Games" is laughable. The IOC almost makes sure...
Behind the shine, however, I hardly find it surprising to see more and more scandal. For a while now, the anti-doping movement has been picking up speed, to the point where there is even a vigilant independent organization dedicated to making sure the Games have no druggies. But the doped athletes and their doctors are always one step ahead...
...drugs like steroids that are easily detectable; if they had some more time or money they could find a doctor who knows how to manipulate results. In the case of the young Romanian gold-medallist gymnast, she was duped by her doctor, who had put some banned drugs (not even performance-enhancing) in her cold medicine. But, as IOC drug czar Prince Alexandre de Merode pointed out, rules are rules...
Sadly, I expect over the course of the next several days, as the 2000 Games wind down, that there will probably be more drug violations. Even sadder, there will be medal winners who will never be caught, perhaps denying a "clean" athlete of a medal. It is unfortunate that every young swimmer, runner or rower should be suspected of drug use when he wins a medal, but it is a fair price to pay for perhaps one day having "the cleanest Games ever...
This was the case in the 1-0 wins against West Virginia and Vermont. This was even the case in the 2-2 tie against Boston University and the 2-1 loss to Ivy-powerhouse Brown...