} skip the news that an athlete has tested positive I never like. I am saddened and embarrassed to think that some athletes cheat and are not as honest as they should.
We have reached a point where even many times the news does not surprise me, not expected but unfortunately it is too repetitive.
However, the positive doping controls identified in the Youth Olympic Games held last August in Singapore, my hair stood on end.
These are two kids in 17 years! Both are fighters of Greco-Roman and both tested positive for the same substance: furosemide.
One young man is punished Ecuador and was ranked fifth in the category of 63 kilos, and one Uzbek, was a silver medal in the category of 50 kilos. I do not consider remarkable give their names because unlike many other doping news we're talking about children. It is not the first time that is given and, although I though surely not the last.
Furosemide is a diuretic which helps to remove fluid and lose weight in a very quick. It also acts masking agent to cover up the presence of other doping substances such as anabolic steroids, widely used substances to gain strength and muscle mass. It Seguril the active ingredient, a drug prescribed to treat hypertension and edema of different kinds.
Thinning and enmasacarador
Diuretics are illegally used in sports like weightlifting, boxing, judo, wrestling ... where the categories are based on the weight of the athlete.
sometimes a matter of weighing one or two kilos lighter to enter at a lower level, which is always an advantage because it allows face weaker opponents and / or heavy. A pre-competition weigh certifies that the wrestler is in the category that has been registered.
however, not rule-in this case that furosemide was used masking purposes, what worries me even more. (In sports like gymnastics and athletics, where there is no need for a given weight, there have been recent cases of doping by furosemide).
A criminal action
By knowing the test results, the IOC announced that two athletes had been disqualified. The Uzbek lost her silver medal and most likely also both have to serve a penalty and remain competitive for several months.
I am all in favor of paying athletes sanctions
when ingested banned substances and in this case also think they deserve a punishment.
However, it is time they look guilty in the doped athlete's environment and that they paid hard sanctions.
is clear that these guys did not take the substance by choice. Someone gave it, say doctor, coach, manager or whatever. And so far only known cases of persons associated with athletes sanctioned for doping also received a penalty.
The use of furosemide is not without risks. Among other things can cause dehydration, potassium loss, heart palpitations, dizziness ...
Anabolic steroids, for their part, are very dangerous and more if taken during puberty, in development and growth.
can cause serious harm to the body and trigger irreversible ailments, premature cessation of growth, reduction of testicles, damage to coronary, liver, hypertension, infertility, increased risk tumor ...
Inducing a teens to take anabolic steroids is a criminal action and that someone must pay.