Mo Farah

[Zoon]

Does anyone else find it strange that Mo has gone from Olympic champion to being 20 odd seconds off the Olympic qualifying time?
What's changed?

[cowbit]

He is five years older.

[sherman]

Alberto Salazar his coach gets banned for doping offences and Mo is now off the pace.
Coincedence. I think not

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/01/athl...

[okgo]

sherman said:

Alberto Salazar his coach gets banned for doping offences and Mo is now off the pace.
Coincedence. I think not

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/01/athl...

Probably this. Cheating little toad. He's a disgrace, absolute joke he is idolised as he is. Watching him st his pants or squirm at the tough questions that journo's ask is hilarious.

[imperium]

okgo said:

Probably this. Cheating little toad. He's a disgrace, absolute joke he is idolised as he is. Watching him st his pants or squirm at the tough questions that journo's ask is hilarious.

Agreed, but no different to all other top athletes.

[okgo]

imperium said:

Agreed, but no different to all other top athletes.

Well, it is in that his sport almost entirely depends on aerobic capability, there's no skill in it, so while I agree rugby and football and tennis will be full of drugs, at least there is a huge amount of skill involved too.

[Challo]

okgo said:

sherman said:

Alberto Salazar his coach gets banned for doping offences and Mo is now off the pace.
Coincedence. I think not

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/01/athl...

Probably this. Cheating little toad. He's a disgrace, absolute joke he is idolised as he is. Watching him st his pants or squirm at the tough questions that journo's ask is hilarious.

Have you watch the documentary called Nike's Big Bet? Quite interesting background on Alberto and pushing the limits of athletes.

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/01/766061205/nike-coac...

it doesn't indicate doping like what happened in Lance Armstrong's case, but more unintentional breaking in the rules.

[Zoon]

cowbit said:

He is five years older.

Yet only last year he set the men's all-time record for the one hour run?

[The jiffle king]

I am told he was injured for a period of time and has not been able to do do the speed-work/tempo runs he would usually do.

[okgo]

Challo said:

Have you watch the documentary called Nike's Big Bet? Quite interesting background on Alberto and pushing the limits of athletes.

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/01/766061205/nike-coac...

it doesn't indicate doping like what happened in Lance Armstrong's case, but more unintentional breaking in the rules.

I think you'd have to be incredibly naive to think it wasn't something much more sinister than 'unintentional breaking of rules'.

[BroadsRS6]

Age and he doesn't live and exist for running any longer.

[Challo]

okgo said:

Challo said:

Have you watch the documentary called Nike's Big Bet? Quite interesting background on Alberto and pushing the limits of athletes.

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/01/766061205/nike-coac...

it doesn't indicate doping like what happened in Lance Armstrong's case, but more unintentional breaking in the rules.

I think you'd have to be incredibly naive to think it wasn't something much more sinister than 'unintentional breaking of rules'.

Not naive at all, and I do think there is something more than meets the eye. Issue is that Mo Farah hasn't failed a test, and while we can speculate that he is a cheating bd you need to prove it.

[sherman]

Just coincedence his coach gets banned for doping offences and Mo loses 30+seconds of pace ?
He was 19 seconds off qualifying pace. A pace which he previously would easily of beaten.
You dont just lose that much pace.

[okgo]

Challo said:

Not naive at all, and I do think there is something more than meets the eye. Issue is that Mo Farah hasn't failed a test, and while we can speculate that he is a cheating bd you need to prove it.

In time my man, in time. 'hasn't failed a test' means fk.ALL. Go and watch Icarus.

[andyA700]

Challo said:

Not naive at all, and I do think there is something more than meets the eye. Issue is that Mo Farah hasn't failed a test, and while we can speculate that he is a cheating bd you need to prove it.

The golden boy of US track and field, Carl Lewis "never failed a test" during his career. It transpired that he had at least two failed tests covered up before the Seoul Olympics. But that's OK because hundreds of other US athletes were getting away with it as well.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athl...

[Challo]

andyA700 said:

Challo said:

Not naive at all, and I do think there is something more than meets the eye. Issue is that Mo Farah hasn't failed a test, and while we can speculate that he is a cheating bd you need to prove it.

The golden boy of US track and field, Carl Lewis "never failed a test" during his career. It transpired that he had at least two failed tests covered up before the Seoul Olympics. But that's OK because hundreds of other US athletes were getting away with it as well.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athl...

Like i said you need to prove it. If its been covered up then it needs to be investigated and uncovered.

[okgo]

Challo said:

Like i said you need to prove it. If its been covered up then it needs to be investigated and uncovered.

Go and watch Icarus. It might well give you an idea to why these things do not see the light of day.

[Challo]

okgo said:

Challo said:

Like i said you need to prove it. If its been covered up then it needs to be investigated and uncovered.

Go and watch Icarus. It might well give you an idea to why these things do not see the light of day.

I have seen it and I understand why things do covered up.

Farah has always had a cloud hanging over him due to the Nike connection. Has it changed peoples opinions, Nope? He will always be seen as a national hero, and will be until some proof comes out that he is a drugs cheat.

[okgo]

It has changed a huge number of opinions, I think he's a cheat and can't stand the bloke. Lots of people think the same. London 2012 probably one of the dirtiest olympics in modern times, as you'll know from Icarus.

[imperium]

For me personally, I don't really care what people put in their bodies. Athletes will do whatever it takes to win. What annoys me is the lack of honesty that surrounds elite sports. But then we'd probably be disinterested in watching sports where people aren't enhanced, bad for business.

Athletes have ways around drug testing. Look at something like bodybuilding, massive ripped guys on a cocktail of substances, that pass the drug testing no problem. I assume if someone makes their living from their appearance, or physical capabilities, that they are enhanced. Why wouldn't they be.