dlish

ive been quite critical of drug cheats in the past, and i dont think that'll ever change.

Justin Gatlin has just made his comeback to athletics. For those that dont know, Gatlin was the ex-100m olympic champion and the new star in the athletics world in 2004-2006.

his time of 9.77 to equal the world record in 2006 was anulled, after a positive drugs test. he was coached by a trainer who had numerous athletes test positive over the years. not surprisingly, like all athletes, none have ever taken drugs knowingly.

gatlin has made a triumphant return to athletics winning in estonia in a time of 10.24 (which is quite good considering his time away from competitive sport) but i can not help but wish he wasnt there, and that he'd go away.

he's put my favourite sport into disrepute, and even though he's served his sentence of 4 years away from the sport, i think he doesnt deserve to be there for the simple reason that he's a cheat. pure and simple. he will always be remebered for the disgrace he bought to the sport rather than the talent he had as a sophomore before he went pro.

so his comeback has really ticked me off. not only are drug cheats cheating in their own sport, but they're breaking the law by buying illegal drugs most likely on the black market and encouraging the drug trade to flourish. double whammy.

as far as im concerned, he doesnt deserve the honour of lacing up those spikes, but then again, with my conviction, there wont be many runners left to run close to a 10sec 100m. so for now im inclined to throw the convicted ones into the fire and lot them roast.

so what do you guys think? do drug cheats deserve to be given another chance?

can cheats be rehabilitated? do you have any examples of drug cheats that came back clean and stayed clean? does any drug cheats clean legacy live on?

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