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		anal_reactor on July 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Olympics officials try to catch “motor doping” While you can argue that amateur sports competitions promote healthy lifestyle and whatnot, professional sports is already a caricature of that. I don't see any reason not to organize "Olympics of doping" where rules allow participants to virtually do whatever they want in order to win.

timeon on July 24, 2024 | [–]

There was era when doping was not banned, especially in cycling. But they had to do something with increasing number deaths.

Also amateurs try to emulate pros whenever possible.

papa-whisky on July 25, 2024 | [–]

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