http://disqus.com/by/rayzwocker/enMon, 17 Nov 2008 08:50:32 -0000http://www.constantskeptic.com/index.php/2008/02/29/rules-for-race-walking-yes-this-is-real/#comment-3859649<p>There have been busts in the past--Individuals looking for an edge, or cases that looked like an athlete taking a shot to help get over an injury. But this smells like systematic abuse on the order of the East German team in the '70s.</p><p>Dave McGovern<br><a href="http://www.racewalking.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="www.racewalking.org">www.racewalking.org</a></p>rayzwockerMon, 17 Nov 2008 08:50:32 -0000http://www.constantskeptic.com/index.php/2008/02/29/rules-for-race-walking-yes-this-is-real/#comment-3667081<p>Unfortunately, racewalking has not been immune to steroid abuse. Several of the top Russian Racewalkers (including about 7 in the 2008 Olympic 20k Champion's training group...) have recently been busted for steroids and EPO (Blood boosting agent). Obviously that leads to speculation about the rest of the Russian squad. It's a shame that even racewalking (a track and field event since 1908) has become tainted.</p><p>Dave McGovern<br>World Class Racewalking<br><a href="http://www.racewalking.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="www.racewalking.org">www.racewalking.org</a></p>rayzwockerMon, 10 Nov 2008 14:36:53 -0000