Seb Coe, now known as Lord Coe, a clean athlete from the bygone years of the 1980s, has become the Chairman of the British Olympic Association and he advocates the punishment of sportsmen who use drugs.
The world is now continually changing : there are more people, less working hours, an increasing number of sports facilities, and, to be quite blunt, many more well paid or overpaid "Professional Sportsmen" in all Sports .
There was a time, in the 1950s, when amateurs were not paid and Professionals, footballers for example, only earned about the minimum wage. They had a normal job to do between weekly matches. Now there are few "unpaid top" amateurs.
Now Professional Sportsmen train "all day" and are well paid. They are expected to win. They are expected to obey Club Trainers and some have personal Professional Trainers to ensure they are "winners" !
But, now Sportsmen are made aware of the importance of DRUGS to help them to win !
What is now even more important is to deter "Trainers or Advisors" who have the "know how" to help their "sportsmen" to avoid the detection of drug abuse.
Seb Coe advocates life long bans for Drug Abusers but this is not permitted at present. Significant bans for 5 or 10 years must become standards, to deter abuse and to promote sportsmanship .
What is even more important is that Trainers and Organisers of Sports Events, who encourage or "turn a blind eye" to Drug Use, are given life long bans from any job connected with Sport . They should also be hit in the Pocket.
Finally, any competing sportsman should always be obliged to submit himself to a drug test whenever he is requested.
One can only wish Seb Coe luck in this job, and that he makes it public whenever reasonable propositions are refused.
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