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Originally Posted by jonesy
Maybe they need to separate it, like in some car racing, they have 'stock' car racing, which limits what mods they can do to the vehicles, and then the insane ones, where anything goes.
Have a 'super stock' league, with no dopin', and a 'drag race' league where then can do what they want. That would be interesting.
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This is an age old question, cyclists have been on the dope since the '50s, or perhaps even earlier. 'Unfortunately' a league for dope users can not work for so many reasons. Firstly, it seems quite unlikely that any company other than hormone stimulant providers and such would want to be associated with drug inhanced (and therefore promotional) sports. No sponsoring = no cash. This is linked with cultural dilemmas as well. I highly doubt the masses could accept a 2nd 'no holds barred' league; it seems unethical and it will be very difficult to take both leagues seriously.
Finally, which is probably the core reason for all these prior mentioned issues: where is the limit? And worse: how does one find the limit? When several athletes die of heart failure after using a specific drug?
Although I agree that it does seem like the easiest answer to start a second league where athletes may do what they wish to enhance their performance, the long-term, financial and cultural implications are even more complicated than the continued battle against the drugs in the first place.