[Omah]

Originally Posted by lostalex

is the IOC corrupt? of course. Just like FIFA. BUt despite the corrupution at the highest levels, the purity at the lowest levels makes up for it.

So does that mean that the event itself is corrupt? no. because the spirit is still pure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...Olympic_medals

Includes :

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but forfeited all medals and prizes dating back to September 2000 after her October 2007 admission that she took performance-enhancing drugs as far back as the 2000 Summer Olympics, and that she had lied about it to a grand jury investigating performance-enhancer creations by Victor Conte and the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (a.k.a. BALCO).

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Omah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...Olympic_medals

Includes :

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but forfeited all medals and prizes dating back to September 2000 after her October 2007 admission that she took performance-enhancing drugs as far back as the 2000 Summer Olympics, and that she had lied about it to a grand jury investigating performance-enhancer creations by Victor Conte and the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (a.k.a. BALCO).

and how was she caught? she was caught by the US congress long after she won. She could have easily avoided getting caught had it not been for the strict rules of sport in the US. She was caught by the US government, not by the IOC. SO at least the US is doing it's part to keep it clean. Same can't be said for other countries though...

Other countries might have cheaters, but as an American at least i know we do everything we can to keep our athletes honest.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by lostalex

and how was she caught? she was caught by the US congress long after she won. She could have easily avoided getting caught had it not been for the strict rules of sport in the US. She was caught by the US government, not by the IOC. SO at least the US is doing it's part to keep it clean. Same can't be said for other countries though...

Other countries might have cheaters, but as an American at least i know we do everything we can to keep our athletes honest.

by paying 'em megabucks .....