Two Jamaican hurdlers implicated in steroid ring

[Twan]

No, I never did and and never will. I always wait until they are proven guilty. Even then, sometimes we need to understand the circumstances before we write someone off.

How do you understand the "circumstances" of an athelete taking PED's ?

[Gamma]

did you read delloreen's letter to the observer. it's in today's edition. your thoughts on it....

[Jangle]

It is very unfortunate that athletics have sunk to this level where we can't trust anyone. I am inclined to believe her explaination because of my emotions, being Jamaican. Additionally, logically it also makes sense that she is speaking the truth. The banned substances have been on the list for donkey years now and are easily detectable. I would be concerned if they were some new fancy undetectable drugs. Many over-the-counter and prescription drugs contain banned substances. It is very sad that she has to endure the humiliation of publicly airing her intimate details of her illness. I am comfortable with her explaination and until she is proven guilty then I have no reason to doubt her.

This is nothing more than a witchhunt. The US is still reeling from their poor showing at the Olympics and is just trying to splash their sh*t around....mainly at us.

We need to hear from Adrian Findlay now.

[Bricktop]

did you read delloreen's letter to the observer. it's in today's edition. your thoughts on it....

Nope. I seem to remember one Marion Jones holding a rather dramatic press conference strenuously professing her innocence. So we know how that goes

[Karl]

By Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim, SI.com

Two members of the 2008 Jamaican Olympic track team received shipments of performance-enhancing drugs through an Internet distribution network, according to documents obtained by SI.

The documents state that between June 2006 and February 2007, two shipments of Somatropin (Human Growth Hormone, HGH) and one shipment of Triest (Estrogen) were sent to Delloreen London, at a Texas address that traces to the athlete Delloreen Ennis-London; the birth date on the document matches the athlete's as well, though the document lists the person's gender as male. Ennis-London, 33, is a Jamaican hurdler who won the silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2005 World Championships. In Beijing, she finished fifth in the event, but came within .01 of taking bronze. Though the information only pertains to receipt and not actual use of performance-enhancers, both drugs are banned for Olympic athletes.

The documents also indicate that in November 2006, a shipment of Testosterone, Testosterone Aqueous, and Oxandrolone (an oral steroid) were sent to Adrian Findlay, an alternate on the Jamaican Olympic team in the 400-meter hurdles. The drugs were sent to a North Carolina address that traces to Findlay; the birth date on the document matches the athlete's as well. Findlay, 25, was also a member of the Jamaican team that placed second in the 4x400 meter relays at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. Findlay attended St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C.

Multiple attempts to reach Ennis-London through a variety of contacts, family members and organizations was unsuccessful. According to Ennis-London's husband, Lincoln London, his wife is racing in Switzerland and is unreachable until mid-September.

Reached Tuesday in North Carolina, Findlay forcefully denied the allegations. "I've been running stable all my life," he said. "Trust me I don't use steroids. I guarantee you it wasn't mine and I didn't order it. I have a theory how this was sent."

The prescriptions written in the name of Delloreen London were reportedly obtained through the Anti-Aging Group, a network of clinics that advertise HGH and testosterone treatments on its Web site. According to the document reviewed by SI.com, the prescribing physician was Victor Shabanah. On his Web site, Shabanah advertises himself as a "hormone therapist."

Reached through the Anti-Aging Group in Miami, Dr. Shabanah asserted, "Make an appointment if you want to see me," before abruptly ending the call.

Findlay's prescription was reportedly obtained through the South Beach Rejuvenation clinic, a Florida facility through which Major League baseball outfielder Jay Gibbons, who was suspended by Major League baseball last December for violating the league's drug policy, received banned performance-enhancing drugs. According to the document, the prescribing physician was Daniel J. Hauser of Hollywood, Fla. Hauser did not return calls seeking his comment left at a home number and through South Beach Rejuvenation.

Ennis-London clears air on damning article
Friday, September 05, 2008

TWO-time world championship medallist, hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London has sought to clear her name following a report by SportsIllustrated.com this week which linked her to performance-enhancing drug in 2006.

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[Bricktop]

I informed Dr Shabanah that as a professional athlete, I am not allowed to ingest medication without first examining their ingredients. He assured me that the ingredients used to formulate this product are not illegal. I ordered the medication believing that it was not an illegal substance.

[Gamma]

as you wish boss ..... you seem quite willing to rush to judgment...even on the andy williams issue....but dat is for you .....

[Gamma]

why yuh ongle put that part...why yuh nuh put the part whey shi seh shi CHECK the ingredients and si dat it have banned substance and neva tek it?

know what...res' it!

[Bricktop]

as you wish boss ..... you seem quite willing to rush to judgment...even on the andy williams issue....but dat is for you .....

Rush to judgement? We all rushed to judgement on Marion Jones. We all rush to judgement on Flo Jo. So why is it now different? Rush to judgement on Andy William's? The bredda been stinking up Reggae Boyz football for over 10 years now. When unnuh a cow dung Fuller nuttin nuh wrong though? What is this pon mi

[Gamma]

i will give her the benefit of the doubt, if for no ither reason than because she is my country woman and it has not been proven that she has done anything wrong.

the credit card reversal can be checked, the return of the package can be verified....

[Bricktop]

She sought alternative medicine and just so happenned to end up at a steroid factory?

[Gamma]

as i seh ... mi done. yuh entitled ...... as for me....

i will not accord marion jones or flo jo the same deference i would my country woman.....it's that simple. americans defend their own until dem get ketch, that is the least i could do for my country woman.

peace.

[Gamma]

is that IMPOSSIBLE?!

[Bricktop]

i will not accord marion jones or flo jo the same deference i would my country woman

Where I am from we call that hypocrisy

[Gamma]

i will happily wear that label...and where are you from again?