Two Jamaican Track Stars Implicated in Steroid Ring, No Ties to Usain Bolt

The allegations against the members of the Jamaican team does cast a very dark cloud over the country’s tremendous achievements at the recently conclude Olympics. Though many may regard these allegations as conclusive evidence that the entire team competed unfairly, there is one important point to note. Jamaica’s brightest star, Usain Bolt, is among a group of Jamaican athletes who were tested in excess of 4 times out of competition last year and is one of the most tested athletes who competed in the Olympics. If that gives no comfort that he is clean then I doubt that anything will.
In my opinion there are many in the track and field world who only want to see the United States (US)on top and will endlessly seek discredit the achievements of any other nation which has the “audacity” to upstage the US. There was no question when Jamaica was always second and third. The moment Jamaica propelled to the apex the witch hunt began. Did the investigators at SI check whether athletes from other countries could be accused of using banned substances? I doubt it.
Many allegations will be made but far less will be proven to be factual. Here is a statement of fact, one of the US most celebrated track star, Carl Lewis, failed 3 drug tests during the US trials for the 1988 Olympics. Amazingly, these were covered up. Further, over 100 US athletes failed drug tests during the US trials between 1988 and 2000, and like Lewis these were also covered up. Unsurprisingly, this group brought home 19 Olympic medals to the US. Did SI or the score of others in the media who were quick to write about the Jamaicans consider doing a piece on this? I guess not, defaming another country takes precedence.

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ALLTHE JAFAKENS USE ROIDS, WATCH AND SEE.

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So tiny improvised Jamaica has a monopoly on an undetectable drug that makes its athletes outperform all others, including those from the US. Yea and pigs can fly.

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Just because U.S. athletes are guilty, and some of them are, that doesn't mean other country's athletes are not. It's just the same with Barry Bonds. I don't know if he is guilty, but everybody is after him because he broke Hank Aaron's record. The first baseman for the Yankee admittd he used steroids, but he is a Yankee. Why don't they do random testing before all games for all drugs? Because they would never have a ball game.

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Many people fail to realieze that a lot of those Jamaica track stars were trained right here in the good ole USA. They went to a lot of the colleges here and took what they learned back home. So in fact, we created a monster. Kudos to them and their hard work!

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I dont know if any of you people out there are aware that steroid use in all sports is rampant!!from the college football players to the proffessional golfers and tennis players!!why not just leave them all alone !!!its their life and bodies,they are entitled to do what they want with them!!!!

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Literally all the jamaicans ever caught for steriods are based, live and train in the USA (europe for merlene ottey). Furthermore, in the past the 4 aforementioned athletes were caught and exposed in JAMAICA by our officials. Our athletes that stay in jamaica and train in Jamaica are clean. Bolt ran under 20 seconds in high school at 16!(check the world junior record)) The entire country has been expecting the 19.30 from then.
Jamaican athletes living in Jamaica would literally have to leave the country if they were caught for steriods, so serious is our attitude towards cheating in track. None of them would ever dare, the backlash would be immediate and severe (probably violent). We would prefer to come second, clean(like we have for years), than win dirty (like americans have for years)

When anyone runs this fast suspicions will rightly be raised and time will tell what is really going on. We here in Jamaican know "every little thing is gonna be alright"

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What is the point of this article. Take a look at these guys history from chidhood till now. Go to Jamaica during sports festivals. look at Jamaican athletics website...Do some research on prevoius olympic champions and current sprinters , a lot of them have jamaican background. while you are at it take a look at the Nigerian soccer players, they are usually the fastest soccer players on the planet...ask any international soccer analyst about this....because most black Jamaicans have Nigerian ancestary.So there is a history there. why don't you find out if any of 2 you mentioned sleep with bolt or asafa. Finally, When you have evidence then write something. I am just amazed that these guys from a third world country with no testing facilities and by your account doping cannot be caught  with all your money, technology and know-how. I suppose you will claim that the jamaicans ability to safely pass the baton from one sprinter to another is attributable to them doping.

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well we were expecting this because the AMFAKENS(THE TRUE KINGS OF STEROID USE) just don't like to be beaten and the dirt digging has begun, i bet if there were 2 Russians or Canadians it wouldn't be a big deal. Check yourself and the U.S, track is in a quagmire because of the Russians and US athletes, most of your top not bottom athletes used drugs. Jamaica has always caught athletes that were using drugs and we were always able to weed them out so they wouldn't embarrass us. One question as always puzzled me how comes Jamaica with limited resources is able to weed out offenders and the U.S can't? and the other thing even though certain drugs are restricted they still have purposes in actual medical cases and all the drugs mentioned are common easy to test for steroids if they had used them we would have known, stop being a spoiled sport and get over it!don't worry your scientist are probably hard at work with another undetectable drug so you guys will be on top soon.

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American and European coaches and athletes have used illegal enhancement drugs for the longest...some e.g. flo jo...even died as a result of the side effects.....look at Carl Lewis ...I give him about 3 more years bfore the side effects of the drugs kill him also.......Both these Jamaican athletes are USA based and have American coaches.........Let the story be proven without a doubt......Usain bolt and Asafa Powell...opted to stay in Their homeland and work hard as true African Jamaicans instead of going the traditional route taken by their predecessors.........who mostly returned worse or never returned.......Our success at the recent olympics is a testament to our righteous resistence as a people to white colonialism and supremecy........You will never overcome this....but guess what.....I n I (we) have finally arrived.......2012.....the message will be hand delivered to the Queen.......then you will all realise that we are a righteously serious people............long live Garvey...long live marley....long live all that are true to the cause of equal rights and justice......blessed love

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i thought they won by using all that voodoo lol j/k

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I don't get it. One person doesn't even run , the other doesn't medal, so where did the drugs help if they took anything at all? Just like the American swimmer, it seems to me that they needed a couple of scapegoats to take the "heat" in order to make it look like they're on top of the testing situation. You know, so the stars stay untouched. As a matter of fact, how does one get to elite status without a little help? The whole steroid situation is pretty hypocritical across the board. You're o.k. when you're winning but cross the wrong person......

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Nobody mentioned Marion Jones, she was released from prison yesterday. Not only did she dope, she lied and brought down her whole relay team with her. Talk about that, don't worry about us. We good and we will keep on beating your ass into eternity.

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