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Tainted Supplement
By all accounts, swimmer Jessica Hardy did everything she was supposed to leading up to her competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was projected to be a gold medal contender in her events. In an effort to gain strength and muscle mass, she took a dietary supplement, Advocare Arginine Extreme. First, she had researched the product, consulted with a nutritionist and team psychologist, and contacted the company about its safety and purity. Before the Games, Ms Hardy failed a drug test because her sample contained clenbuterol, a beta agonist with anabolic properties that is on the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)/World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited lists. Despite her conscientiousness, she was banned from the Olympic Games and served a 1-year suspension. This suspension was a reduced penalty because the Court of Arbitration for Sport found that she had exercised sufficient diligence in her investigation of the supplement.
The only way an athlete can insure that what they are taking won’t get them into trouble is to have it 3rd party tested. Multiple places that will do this. Would also “demonstrate the highest duty of care”, and go hand in hand with the new WADA ruling.
So Tickle is pissed, big deal, he should have known what he was putting in his body. Since he didn’t, he is paying the consequences, it’s as simple as that.
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Having every new bottle tested isnt brocs responsibility. Its the supplement mfgs. They know big time athletes are taking 1/2 their supp lineup.
If you look at the supplement protocol most trainers put people on, those aren't coming from a sponsored product.
Lastly, Arginine and Clebuterol would never be manufactured in the same facility. But people want to blame someone else.
May 5, 2009 – On May 4, 2009, with testing conducted by two independent laboratories, both of which found no evidence that clenbuterol was present in the AdvoCare supplements consumed by Ms. Hardy. Every single raw material used in the specific lots consumed by Ms. Hardy also tested negative (Not Detected) for Clenbuterol.
NSF International, an independent laboratory licensed to test for controlled substances, certified these test results. The results were also certified by HFL Sports Science, a leader in nutritional supplement testing with a WADA-experienced laboratory that adheres to ISO 17025 standards for sports supplements and has analyzed more samples for banned substances than any other lab in the world.
If guys want to be extra sure, theyll go that route.
Regardless, this post isnt about whether he was right or wrong or should have known. Its about the FIM putting him on the back burner while hes waiting to hear when he can go back to work.
FIRE THE FIM. We don't need them here in the USA.
Pit Row
You are generally correct in that criminal trials can take 9 months or longer, however, this is also generally because it is the DEFENDANT (i.e. Tickle) not the prosecution (i.e. FIM) that extends the time. At least in the USA, there are speedy trial rights. By way of example many jurisdictions are required to get it done in 60 days unless the defendant extends the time. One of the biggest complaints against most fascist governments is the lack of speedy trials or in some cases a trial at all.
Perhaps a more relevant question: "Is the FIM a fascist organization?"
Reading the WADA code, the standard is a reasonable time. The FIM is bound by this standard. I don't agree that 9 months of inaction is reasonable.
What Tickle is going through is not out of the ordinary for WADA, it's just what you have to deal with when you ingest a banned substance and get caught. If I were Tickle I would be frustrated and impatient as well, and would want my case treated with the highest level of urgency. But to WADA, his case is just a number in a very long line of other case numbers that will eventually reach a final hearing. And then, hopefully, he will get the good news that his suspension is 2 years instead of 4 years.
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