Posted On: October 28, 2009
Sprinter Banned for Drug Use
The seedy underbelly of track and field in the United States is well documented (from Marion Jones to Trevor Graham and more). Now we learn that track and field in China might have some of the same problems and controversies.
Chinese Sprinter Wang Jing has apparently been banned for life after failing a drug test. But that's not all. A new book by a former Chines Olympic official alleges a lengthy history of doping. The training methods discussed in the book are also more than a little questionable:
During training runs Ma would ride alongside his charges, shouting at them from the sidecar of a motorcycle. He has admitted that he berated and sometimes beat his runners if he thought they were being lazy or disobedient.
To say the least, this training technique probably would not go over too well in the United States.
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