Drugs in sport

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With this whole Armstrong debacle carrying on, I think it would be stupid to say only cycling has a doping problem... ALOT more of this goes on than anyone could imagine IMO. Tennis is rife apparently, with the apparent lack of testing, they'd be unlucky to get caught. Here's an interesting article to ponder over.

Source- http://bit.ly/UfWuiY

By Nick Hoult11:00PM GMT 21 Jan 2013

The Spanish government has been accused of suppressing evidence linking footballers and tennis stars to a notorious doctor who will go on trial in Madrid next week and has been described as a “one-man Wal-Mart” of doping.

Detectives in Spain have been gathering evidence from all over Europe about Dr Eufemiano Fuentes since first raiding his offices in 2006. The investigation, known as “Operation Puerto”, has revealed one of the most extensive drug rings in sports history.

When Fuentes finally appears in court next Monday charged with public health offences, it will mark the start of a trial expected to last two months and at which cycling’s rampant culture of drug use will be exposed again, just days after Lance Armstrong’s dramatic confession on US television to Oprah Winfrey.

But despite Fuentes freely admitting to working with professional footballers and tennis players as well as cyclists, the Spanish authorities have ruled that the case will only cover his involvement in cycling.

The failure to explore in court Fuentes’s work outside cycling has infuriated the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and led to accusations of a cover-up to limit the impact on Spain’s sporting reputation.

“We have been banging our heads against a brick wall to get access to the evidence that was gathered,” Dave Howman, WADA’s director general, said. “It is not only frustrating and disappointing but it also means that many athletes who might be dirty have been allowed to compete.”

When police sifted through evidence at Fuentes’s office they found fridges filled with bags of blood and labelled with code names such as Bella, Son of Ryan and Zapatero as well as extensive written records. Fifty-four cyclists were implicated in the doping ring and star names such as Tyler Hamilton, Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich were eventually suspended, but many others were cleared.

“We were always told that the patients this man was treating were across a number of sports so it was disappointing that cycling was the only sport isolated,” Howman added.

One of the cyclists whose career was ended by Operation Puerto, Jorge Jaksche, said Fuentes boasted about his work with other sportsmen and that German police suspected Fuentes may have been working with footballers at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

“Yes, for sure he was involved [with other sports] and when he talked about it he was quite proud,” said the German rider, who is due to give evidence in the trial. “If you watch the videos made by the police during the raid at one stage they open the fridge and pull out blood bags. They have certain code names written on them [identifying the athletes] but these names never appear in the report and I think there is a big cover-up by the Spanish government. There is no interest from on high in too much information coming out.”

Fuentes has admitted working with football team’s in Spain’s first and second divisions as well as tennis and handball players. Spanish police are believed to have unearthed evidence in his vast database revealing names of Fuentes’s clients but these have never been made public. Police authorities across Europe co-operated on the case and the trail led to Germany. Investigators questioned Jaksche over whether Fuentes had treated him in Frankfurt in 2006.

“I said no because normally he would only go to Germany if there was a stage of the Tour de France there but I think the truth is in 2006 there was the soccer World Cup in Germany and the German police knew something about it but didn’t have the whole information.”

Before the Operation Puerto case, Spain was something of a wild west frontier for doping, as it was not illegal in Spain at the time. In his book, The Secret Race, Hamilton compared Fuentes to the massive American chain Wal-Mart and that “even being conservative, Ufe [Fuentes] was making millions” from supplying doping programmes to athletes. However, because of the legal situation at the time, Fuentes is not being tried for doping offences. He is facing charges of breaking public health laws, with the authorities alleging that the transfusions were not carried out with the appropriate medical facilities.

Reports in Spain have said that Fuentes is not denying that the transfusions took place, but his defence will state they were done with top-of-the-range equipment.

Dozens of riders whose names were found in his files will give evidence at Fuentes’s trial including Tour de France winner Alberto Contador. A court has cleared him of being the person given the code name “AC” in Fuentes’s files.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has expressed disappointment in the past that only cycling was investigated. “Fuentes said it himself, 30 per cent of his clients were cyclists. Where’s the other 70 per cent?” UCI president Pat McQuaid said when the case was reopened in 2009.

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Records from an anti-aging clinic in Miami list the names of prominent baseball players -- including Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Nelson Cruz and Gio Gonzalez -- and detail performance-enhancing drugs administered to them and others, according to a report Tuesday by the Miami New Times.

The names were on records Miami New Times said were given to it by an employee who worked at Biogenesis of America before it closed last month. Miami New Times reported that the records show the firm sold performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone, testosterone and anabolic steroids.

Anthony Bosch, the 49-year-old head of the clinic, was connected to Manny Ramirez when the former MLB star was suspended for 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy in 2009. Bosch has never been charged by local or federal officials.

Miami New Times said it conducted a three-month investigation before releasing its 5,400-word story online on Tuesday.

Saturday, ESPN's "Outside The Lines" reported that Major League Baseball was investigating multiple wellness clinics in South Florida, as well as individuals with potential ties to players. The report said that the area from Boca Raton to Miami is "ground zero" for performance-enhancing drugs still filtering into the game.

Rodriguez, the New York Yankees slugger who ended 2012 injured and on the bench during the playoffs, has admitted to using steroids from 2001 to '03, but he has said he has not used PEDs since. The New Times report said that Rodriguez's name shows up 16 times in the records it reviewed. One record, which the newspaper reported was part of Bosch's private notebooks, indicated Rodriguez paid Bosch $3,500 for "1.5/1.5 HGH (sports perf.), creams test., glut., MIC, supplement, sports perf. Diet." HGH is banned by MLB.

There are other notations for Rodriguez as well, beginning in 2009 and continuing through last season. The New Times report states that other drugs listed for Rodriguez include IGF-1, a banned substance that stimulates insulin production and muscle growth, GHRP, a substance that releases growth hormones, and testosterone creams. According to the report, Bosch openly bragged of supplying drugs to Rodriguez.

Rodriguez had hip surgery last month and is expected to miss some or all of the 2013 season.

The Yankees issued a statement Tuesday, saying: "We fully support the Commissioner's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. This matter is now in the hands of the Commissioner's Office. We will have no further comment until that investigation has concluded."

Miami New Times reported that Cabrera, who signed a $16 million free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays during the offseason, is mentioned 14 times in the report. He was suspended in August 2012 for violating baseball's performance-enhancing drugs policy while a member of the San Francisco Giants. The paper cited entries in April 2012 indicating Cabrera "has enough meds until May 4" and indicating what the paper terms a "cocktail of drugs including IGF-1."

Major League Baseball issued a lengthy statement Tuesday in response to the New Times story.

"We are always extremely disappointed to learn of potential links between players and the use of performance-enhancing substances," the statement begins. "These developments, however, provide evidence of the comprehensive nature of our anti-drug efforts. Through our Department of Investigations, we have been actively involved in the issues in South Florida. It is also important to note that three of the players allegedly involved have already been disciplined under the Joint Drug Program."

The statement added that MLB has implemented many recommendations of the Mitchell report and feels that it's Department of Investigations in conjunction with local and federal law enforcement has made great strides in policing the game.

Before adding that the investigation is ongoing and the league won't comment further, the statement did say: "We remain fully committed to following all leads and seeking the appropriate outcomes for all those who use, purchase and are involved in the distribution of banned substances, which have no place in our game."

Cruz, the Texas Rangers right fielder who hit 24 home runs in 2012, has not been disciplined for PED use by the league; however, he is listed on a July 2012 record, with a notation from Bosch that "need to call him, go Thur. to Texas, take meds from April 5-May 5, will owe him troches and…and will infuse them in May." Troches, according to Bosch's notes, are a type of drug lozenge which Miami New Times said includes testosterone.

The Rangers issued a statement Tuesday, saying: "The Texas Rangers were contacted late last week by Miami New Times regarding the story posted this morning. At that time, the Rangers contacted Major League Baseball on that inquiry. The team has no further comment."

Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals left-hander who led the league with 21 wins last season and was third in Cy Young voting, appears five times, including one charge for $1,000.

His father, Max Gonzalez, also appears, but he told Miami New Times that he was there to lose weight and that his son is "as clean as apple pie."

"And if I knew he was doing these things with steroids, do you think I'd be dumb enough to go there?" Max Gonzalez said, according to the New Times.

Gio Gonzalez issued a statement Tuesday that appeared in the Washington Times.

"I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will," the statement says. "I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided by him. Anything said to the contrary is a lie."

Pitcher Bartolo Colon was suspended last season for violating baseball's performance-enhancing drug rules. Bosch, in his notes, says Colon's monthly fee was $3,000, according to Miami New Times.

Other names listed in the records obtained by Miami New Times include Cesar Carrillo, a former University of Miami pitcher, Jimmy Goins, the strength and conditioning coach at Miami for nine seasons, Cuban boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa and professional tennis player Wayne Odesnik, who was banned from tennis for two years in 2010 for allegedly trying to bring HGH into Australia.

The New Times reported that it sent detailed letters to all of the people to be named in its story asking for comment, but none responded.

On Jan. 27, Bosch told the New Times: "I can't really say anything to you," and added that his attorney would be in touch.

According to the report, the former secretary for Biogenesis said there shouldn't be any question as to what athletes were looking for from Bosch.

"He sold HGH and steroids," the person said, according to the New Times. "Everyone who worked there knew that was what our business was."

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Ten Percent Or Less......: Can Spain afford to reveal doping in football? A great read!

http://tenpercentorless.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/can-spain-afford-to-reveal-doping-in.html?m=1

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This is a brilliant article on cheating in professional sport.

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8904906/daring-ask-ped-question

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On 1/30/2013 at 6:50 AM, GONSTA said:

Records from an anti-aging clinic in Miami list the names of prominent baseball players -- including Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Nelson Cruz and Gio Gonzalez -- and detail performance-enhancing drugs administered to them and others, according to a report Tuesday by the Miami New Times.

 

The names were on records Miami New Times said were given to it by an employee who worked at Biogenesis of America before it closed last month. Miami New Times reported that the records show the firm sold performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone, testosterone and anabolic steroids.

 

Anthony Bosch, the 49-year-old head of the clinic, was connected to Manny Ramirez when the former MLB star was suspended for 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy in 2009. Bosch has never been charged by local or federal officials.

 

Miami New Times said it conducted a three-month investigation before releasing its 5,400-word story online on Tuesday.

 

Saturday, ESPN's "Outside The Lines" reported that Major League Baseball was investigating multiple wellness clinics in South Florida, as well as individuals with potential ties to players. The report said that the area from Boca Raton to Miami is "ground zero" for performance-enhancing drugs still filtering into the game.

 

Rodriguez, the New York Yankees slugger who ended 2012 injured and on the bench during the playoffs, has admitted to using steroids from 2001 to '03, but he has said he has not used PEDs since. The New Times report said that Rodriguez's name shows up 16 times in the records it reviewed. One record, which the newspaper reported was part of Bosch's private notebooks, indicated Rodriguez paid Bosch $3,500 for "1.5/1.5 HGH (sports perf.), creams test., glut., MIC, supplement, sports perf. Diet." HGH is banned by MLB.

 

There are other notations for Rodriguez as well, beginning in 2009 and continuing through last season. The New Times report states that other drugs listed for Rodriguez include IGF-1, a banned substance that stimulates insulin production and muscle growth, GHRP, a substance that releases growth hormones, and testosterone creams. According to the report, Bosch openly bragged of supplying drugs to Rodriguez.

 

Rodriguez had hip surgery last month and is expected to miss some or all of the 2013 season.

 

The Yankees issued a statement Tuesday, saying: "We fully support the Commissioner's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. This matter is now in the hands of the Commissioner's Office. We will have no further comment until that investigation has concluded."

 

Miami New Times reported that Cabrera, who signed a $16 million free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays during the offseason, is mentioned 14 times in the report. He was suspended in August 2012 for violating baseball's performance-enhancing drugs policy while a member of the San Francisco Giants. The paper cited entries in April 2012 indicating Cabrera "has enough meds until May 4" and indicating what the paper terms a "cocktail of drugs including IGF-1."

 

 

Major League Baseball issued a lengthy statement Tuesday in response to the New Times story.

 

"We are always extremely disappointed to learn of potential links between players and the use of performance-enhancing substances," the statement begins. "These developments, however, provide evidence of the comprehensive nature of our anti-drug efforts. Through our Department of Investigations, we have been actively involved in the issues in South Florida. It is also important to note that three of the players allegedly involved have already been disciplined under the Joint Drug Program."

 

The statement added that MLB has implemented many recommendations of the Mitchell report and feels that it's Department of Investigations in conjunction with local and federal law enforcement has made great strides in policing the game.

 

Before adding that the investigation is ongoing and the league won't comment further, the statement did say: "We remain fully committed to following all leads and seeking the appropriate outcomes for all those who use, purchase and are involved in the distribution of banned substances, which have no place in our game."

 

Cruz, the Texas Rangers right fielder who hit 24 home runs in 2012, has not been disciplined for PED use by the league; however, he is listed on a July 2012 record, with a notation from Bosch that "need to call him, go Thur. to Texas, take meds from April 5-May 5, will owe him troches and…and will infuse them in May." Troches, according to Bosch's notes, are a type of drug lozenge which Miami New Times said includes testosterone.

 

The Rangers issued a statement Tuesday, saying: "The Texas Rangers were contacted late last week by Miami New Times regarding the story posted this morning. At that time, the Rangers contacted Major League Baseball on that inquiry. The team has no further comment."

 

 

Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals left-hander who led the league with 21 wins last season and was third in Cy Young voting, appears five times, including one charge for $1,000.

 

His father, Max Gonzalez, also appears, but he told Miami New Times that he was there to lose weight and that his son is "as clean as apple pie."

 

"And if I knew he was doing these things with steroids, do you think I'd be dumb enough to go there?" Max Gonzalez said, according to the New Times.

 

Gio Gonzalez issued a statement Tuesday that appeared in the Washington Times.

 

"I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will," the statement says. "I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided by him. Anything said to the contrary is a lie."

 

Pitcher Bartolo Colon was suspended last season for violating baseball's performance-enhancing drug rules. Bosch, in his notes, says Colon's monthly fee was $3,000, according to Miami New Times.

 

 

Is Leo Ramirez who is working for Asian Media and filmed the video of the 'dead man' lying on the street in Wuhan that triggered the chain of events for a Coronavirus now known as Covid19 any relation to Manny Ramirez?
Appreciate the fact it's a common name.

It's interesting reading this article knowing there's an Official Document called TransHumanism in the UK Gvt website about human enhancement for Military and others.

 

On 1/30/2013 at 6:50 AM, GONSTA said:

Other names listed in the records obtained by Miami New Times include Cesar Carrillo, a former University of Miami pitcher, Jimmy Goins, the strength and conditioning coach at Miami for nine seasons, Cuban boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa and professional tennis player Wayne Odesnik, who was banned from tennis for two years in 2010 for allegedly trying to bring HGH into Australia.

 

The New Times reported that it sent detailed letters to all of the people to be named in its story asking for comment, but none responded.

 

On Jan. 27, Bosch told the New Times: "I can't really say anything to you," and added that his attorney would be in touch.

 

According to the report, the former secretary for Biogenesis said there shouldn't be any question as to what athletes were looking for from Bosch.

 

"He sold HGH and steroids," the person said, according to the New Times. "Everyone who worked there knew that was what our business was."