2023-04-27 12:57:41
Dhe three-time Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno has severely criticized long-distance triathlete Collin Chartier, who was convicted of EPO doping. “Cheating in sport destroys any joy associated with it,” Frodeno wrote in an emotional statement on Instagram: “It makes every result irrelevant. Drugs have no place in my world, and neither do those who take them.”
At the beginning of the week, a positive doping test by the American Chartier (29) from February became public. He then made a confession via social media, justifying the use of EPO with the immense pressure and expectations in competitive sports. The world number 14 had his greatest success. only made it in September 2022 with a win at the prestigious PTO US Open. The top athlete’s doping case triggered a wave of outrage.
“It breaks my heart to see an athlete resort to such unethical methods,” wrote two-time Hawaii champion Patrick Lange. “Shortcuts like doping are never a solution. We have a responsibility to set a positive example for future generations of athletes and only together can we make a difference by educating, speaking and leading by example.”
After the Chartier doping case, the triathlon scene “can’t just keep going”, stressed 2014 World Champion Sebastian Kienle: “The worst thing that can happen to a sport is silence. Many people who care about the sport ask the right questions. What can we change? And why couldn’t we prevent this case?” All athletes are now responsible “to stand together and defend ourselves against doping in our sport,” said Lange.
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