Is it possible to cheat and not be caught? Sure. You have billions being spent on discovering new drugs, and only a very small fraction of that on detecting them, so detection lags discovery significantly. Besides, even when they know how to test for the drugs, often the thresholds to be found guilty are so high that it is easy to play around them. So it is possible to dope up and never be caught.
But what I think it is fascinating is who the western media decides to paint as likely cheaters. Sports forums, blogs, sports radio and TV have all been speculating if Bolt uses drugs. Meanwhile, despite mountain evidence, Lance Armstrong is still considered clean and most media attacked the French labs, and Ive not seen anyone discussing Phelps...
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