Response to the drug ban incident: Very shocked Liu Chunhong may not escape responsibility

The moment of receiving the prize when the three of them win the championship

China Xiaokang Network (http://www.chinaxiaokang.com/) reported that the association responded to the drug ban incident. On the 24th, the China Weightlifting Association issued a statement on the positive results of the re-doping of three female weightlifters cao Lei, Chen Xiexia and Liu Chunhong at the Beijing Olympic Games, the full text of which is as follows:

Our association learned from the International Weightlifting Federation that in the re-examination of the samples of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee, three Chinese female weightlifters Cao Lei, Chen Xiexia and Liu Chunhong were found to be positive for doping.

We were shocked by the news of the doping scandal that shocked the sports world. The China Weightlifting Association has always strictly implemented the anti-doping work policy of "strict prohibition, strict inspection and serious handling" in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Regulations and the relevant anti-doping regulations of the International Weightlifting Federation, and has "zero tolerance" for doping. The China Weightlifting Association organized various forms of anti-doping publicity and education, established a strict anti-doping responsibility system, and cooperated with the China Anti-Doping Center to carry out a large number of strict doping inspections to severely crack down on doping violations.

Our association attaches great importance to the positive results of this re-examination, and we will actively cooperate with the investigation in accordance with the relevant regulations of the International Weightlifting Federation and the International Olympic Committee. If it is verified that there is indeed a violation, our association will not tolerate the relevant responsible persons and punish them severely according to law.

Why test after 8 years?

In fact, many of the athletes' samples for the Beijing Olympic Games are still stored in the IOC laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland. After 8 years, this re-test uses the latest technological means. Before May, the IOC tested 454 samples for the Beijing Olympics, focusing on athletes who are likely to compete in Rio 2016. So the 31 players who were about to set foot on the Rio Olympic games fell, and the IOC solved the urgent need.

Of course, when the test results were announced in May this year, the IOC had already foreshadowed the results – more than 250 test results of the drug samples will be released in the near future. There is no doubt that the players who did not have time to re-examine at that time were basically retired people and could not participate in the Rio Olympics, so they could be slowly liquidated. Therefore, after the Rio Olympic Games, when the International Olympic Committee was vacated, Chen Xiexia, Liu Chunhong and Cao Lei, who had passed positive tests, were made public.

But that's not all. It is reported that the International Olympic Committee will conduct a larger-scale re-examination of the drug samples of medalists at the Beijing Olympic Games and the London Olympic Games. At the same time, the samples of athletes who may be able to earn medals will also be re-examined. In addition, the samples of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will also be re-tested with the latest technology. IOC President Bach said: "Our samples are to be kept for 10 years, so that those who deceive know that they will never have a peaceful day." ”

Chen Xiexia and Cao Lei were slightly better, and Liu Chunhong was definitely unlucky

Among the 15 athletes exposed this time, including three Chinese athletes: Liu Chunhong (Shandong team, women's 69 kg gold medal); Chen Xiexia (Bayi Team, Women's 48 kg Gold Medal); Cao Lei (Heilongjiang team, women's 75 kg gold medal). The International Weightlifting Federation also announced the names of each of the 15 athletes who took the banned drug. Enthusiastic netizens found through comparison that the 3 Chinese Olympic champions involved in the incident all took "growth hormone releasing peptide" (GHRP-2), and Liu Chunming not only took "GHRP-2" but also "sibutramine", a stimulant with weight loss effect). Some people familiar with banned drugs pointed out that "GHRP-2" was only included in the list of banned drugs in 2015, and only "sibutramine" was banned in 2008. So some people speculated that Chen Xiexia and Cao Lei should be fine even if they were investigated, and only Liu Chunhong would be unlucky. Is this really the case?

According to CCTV Weibo, the banned drug "GHRP-2" taken by the three people, although not explicitly stated in the 2008 World Anti-Doping Agency banned list, belongs to the list of "peptide hormones and their release factors" that are banned in the list. Therefore, it may be difficult to avoid liability.

Liu Chunhong, who was once rated as the "Best Weightlifter of the Century" by the International Lifting Federation, not only used "GHRP-2" but also took "sibutramine", a drug that was banned at that time, and will definitely be held responsible. in Qilu