Should athletes be microchipped to prevent doping

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Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/10/call-for-athletes-to-be-fitted-with-microchips-fight-against-drug-cheats

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Athletes need to be fitted with microchips, in a similar way that dogs are, in the fight against drug cheats in sport, according to a leading representative of international sports people.

Mike Miller, the World Olympians Association chief executive, claimed that radical anti-doping methods � including implants to recognise the effects of banned substances � are needed to protect clean sport.

�Some people say we shouldn�t do this to people,� Miller said. �Well, we�re a nation of dog lovers, we�re prepared to chip our dogs and it doesn�t seem to harm them, so why aren�t we prepared to chip ourselves?�

Miller claims a breakthrough in microchip technology is on the horizon and testers need to be aware of developments. His fear is that drug cheats could exploit the technology to avoid detection through self-monitoring, alerting them when their blood has returned to �normal� levels before testers arrive.

As someone who isn't an athlete and wants clean sport I'm all for it

# ¿ Oct 11, 2017 11:46

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Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

i personally don't like watching people die so thats a bad idea

# ¿ Oct 11, 2017 12:32

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

they'll all die off camera

there have been a number of footballers around europe dying on the pitch in recent years

roomforthetuna posted:

And it's for that reason that athletes should be microchipped too. Athletes getting lost is the number one cause of olympic meddling.

mo farah apparently gets lost inside his own home when its time to be drug tested

# ¿ Oct 12, 2017 07:53

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

if you allow it its just a race to who can dope the most before dying

also saudi drifting accident videos are real entertaining

# ¿ Oct 12, 2017 15:12

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

its important to remember that rich athletes have access to the best drugs and the ones least likely to be detected giving them yet another advantage.

a life time ban if you get caught for first offenses would be good too

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Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

did anyone watch slamball when it was a thing?

# ¿ Oct 16, 2017 20:48

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