What a world we are living in! Money versus respect for an official governing body sanctioning...
There are a couple of key paras in this article:
"Does the number of extra enrollments he brings to an event outweigh the loss of certification by USA Triathlon?"
"The dream that Armstrong pursued all year—a slot in next month's Ironman world championship? Forget about it. No Ironman race would give up its certification to embrace Armstrong, and neither would any other competition that hopes to attract world-champion contenders."
The first paragraph (above) speaks to the level of what event organizers will go to make money. The second speaks to the integrity of sport.
While the debate whether Lance is guilty or not will rage on long after his years on this planet - just like O.J. - the issue remains one of ethics.... What happened to the default position of 'do the right thing'? It's sad to see that our society's integrity is slipping so far from what it once was.
To be clear, I am not against Lance participating in every event that raises awareness and funds for cancer research in an effort to find a cure. But, I draw the line at where it is all about Lance... and where event organizers cave in to cash out on the "Lance effect".
I take the same position as Matty Reed, former American Olympic triathlete: "He got a drug ban and I would like to see him honor that and not race." That would be the right thing to do.
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What a world we are living in! Money versus respect for an official governing body sanctioning...
There are a couple of key paras in this article:
"Does the number of extra enrollments he brings to an event outweigh the loss of certification by USA Triathlon?"
"The dream that Armstrong pursued all year—a slot in next month's Ironman world championship? Forget about it. No Ironman race would give up its certification to embrace Armstrong, and neither would any other competition that hopes to attract world-champion contenders."
The first paragraph (above) speaks to the level of what event organizers will go to make money. The second speaks to the integrity of sport.
While the debate whether Lance is guilty or not will rage on long after his years on this planet - just like O.J. - the issue remains one of ethics.... What happened to the default position of 'do the right thing'? It's sad to see that our society's integrity is slipping so far from what it once was.
To be clear, I am not against Lance participating in every event that raises awareness and funds for cancer research in an effort to find a cure. But, I draw the line at where it is all about Lance... and where event organizers cave in to cash out on the "Lance effect".
I take the same position as Matty Reed, former American Olympic triathlete: "He got a drug ban and I would like to see him honor that and not race." That would be the right thing to do.
Ron Andruff 4587 days ago