“It is not fair … Because you decided the way you did, it is not a transparent process.”
– Dick Pound (who knows a thing or two about non-transparent processes from his days as the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency) commenting on the selection of golf and rugby for inclusion in the Olympics in 2016. Five other sports — baseball, softball, squash, karate and roller sports — were excluded from consideration in August, according to this article from the Associated Press.
Well, I was not fast enough… As soon as I read the AP article I was all set to forward to you. I had a feeling you might have a comment about this quote…
Dave,
It was too good to pass up. I didn’t have time to write a full post, but I had to say something. Don’t hesitate to pass stuff along, though. I always appreciate pointers to good stories.
It seems that the French are investigating Astana for possible drug use by examining syringes that apparently were collected in boxes supplied by the organizers for disposal of medical waste.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CYC_DOPING_ASTANA?SITE=TXDAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Trash pickers! Not the most honorable means of investigation, but fair enough………if they should find something incriminating. Then again, what are the odds of a public apology with roughly equal media attention should nothing be found??? Just a guess here, but I think we’re dealing with publicity sluts?