World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has responded to the idea of holding the so-called “Olympics on steroids”, where athletes would be allowed to use banned substances.
– It’s absurd. I can’t be impressed with this idea. All I can say is that if anyone is stupid enough to think they can participate in this and still adhere to the philosophy of our sport, they should be banned for life. But sometimes something crazy happens,” Coe said at a news conference.
It was earlier reported that American billionaire Peter Thiel was ready to finance the “Olympics on steroids”. It is expected that competitions will include swimming, gymnastics, weightlifting, track and field and martial arts and will take place once a year. The author of the project is Dr. Aron D’Souza, who studies the enhancement of human abilities through drugs. According to the specialist, during the “improved Olympics”, athletes will take various supplements and steroids “openly and honestly”, unlike the Olympics, where “44% of Olympians admit to using banned substances, but only 1% of athletes are arrested for doping. .”
The International Fair Play Committee (IFPC), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have also previously condemned the idea.
Source : MatchTV
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