nitinsanker 179 Posted August 3, 2016 #3521 Share Posted August 3, 2016 39 minutes ago, Steve_RP said: Dharambir Fails Dope Test The sudden improvement in few atheletes is shown up for what it is ........................sad strength does not come from physical capacity but from an indomitable will. - Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_RP 5 Posted August 3, 2016 #3522 Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 minute ago, nitinsanker said: The sudden improvement in few atheletes is shown up for what it is ........................sad The unhappiness is understandable.... But the improvement is almost across the board....which is most heartening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameerph 5 Posted August 3, 2016 #3523 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Let them repeat or better those performances at Rio. Then, I will say that the improvement is real and not due to some controlled circumstances at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_RP 5 Posted August 3, 2016 #3524 Share Posted August 3, 2016 5 minutes ago, sameerph said: Let them repeat or better those performances at Rio. Then, I will say that the improvement is real and not due to some controlled circumstances at home. understandable...Consider this..Justin Gatlin doped and got banned for 4 years..he came back...now he's pushing Bolt more than ever.....Performance enhancing drugs gives u some muscles and physical strength....it adds a fraction more power to the body...but the athlete still has to do everything.... Its not like a candy with superpowers that can transform an athlete from no one to a world beater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameerph 5 Posted August 3, 2016 #3525 Share Posted August 3, 2016 That is why even performance enhancing drugs will not make Indian athletes go and win a medal at Rio. But, that can certainly make a difference in getting the qualifying time/distance and not getting the same. That is why I call some of those massive improvements suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolby 712 Posted August 3, 2016 #3526 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Be prepared for more Indian athletes getting sick just before competition resulting in DNS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaibhav (minchu) 2 Posted August 3, 2016 #3527 Share Posted August 3, 2016 11 hours ago, Dolby said: I think he will try and play Mixed Doubles. Less stress and more chance of a medal. Rafa confirmed yesterday about his participation in MS & MD. Reckoning he should opt out of XD now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolby 712 Posted August 3, 2016 #3528 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Just now, Vaibhav (minchu) said: Rafa confirmed yesterday about his participation in MS & MD. Reckoning he should opt out of XD now Check Tennis Qualification thread. Spanish user has posted that Nadal will play all 3 events. Also, for seeding purposes, it doesn't matter if we are 3rd or 4th. For medal purposes, some lower ranked teams of singles players would be equally formidable. So, in either case, lets not worry too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_RP 5 Posted August 3, 2016 #3529 Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Dolby said: Be prepared for more Indian athletes getting sick just before competition resulting in DNS hope that does'nt happen.... NADA did say last week that around 20 test results were awaited and would be out by 2nd or 3rd....I assume dharambir's result is of the same batch..So, if no new results come out in 1-2 days, we could say that the remaining athletes are clean and there should be no problems with their participation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameerph 5 Posted August 3, 2016 #3530 Share Posted August 3, 2016 We all know by now that out of those who dope, not everyone gets caught. So, this is no guarantee that they are clean. The doping controls are going to be much stricter in Rio. So, if they have doped there is more likely to be a no show from them as Dolby said to avoid getting caught. Else, their performances will go drastically down from their qualifying timings. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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