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Ogawa stripped of IBF belt; suspended for doping

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"One cannot deny that the tests were positive. But I never intentionally took a banned substance. We will cooperate fully so the cause can be discovered,"

Ah, the old "wasn't me".

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It is likely World Champion Ogawa had his drink spiked. Or ate a "supplement" that he did not know contained banned substance. Or one of the coaches gave him illegal drugs without his knowledge. He will launch appeal,and it is hoped he will clear his name.A real shame,since his boxing style is very exciting for me to watch.

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I was a cometitive cyclist in the late 90’s, when everyone was doping. The most common excuses for a positive test were skin rash creams, supplements, or having one’s food or drink “spiked” by an opponent. These were not acceptable excuses then, and they certainly aren’t now.

The drug tests were, and still are a joke. Back then every single person in an elite-level race was taking something, from steroids to testosterone to cortisone to EPO to amphetimines to old-fashioned blood doping. Yet the odds of testing positive were one-in-a-thousand.

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Once, just once, I'd like an athlete to stand up and say "Yep, I did it. No excuses, I did it, and I know the consequences."

But I doubt that's ever going to happen. It'll be a continuing parade of spiked drinks, unknown supplements, tainted meats, false positives, and Men In Black.

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