everyone has obstacles and personal issues to overcome. while we may not always respond in the best manner or make the best decisions, we are still aware of what is right and wrong. we all know cheating is wrong. she did not confess to her guilt until the "b" test! EPO is EPO--how do you, as a professional athlete, not investigate a substance before putting it in your body? heck, i am simply a fast area runner who has no desire to ever race professionally, but i still pay attention to labels and i still read up on things (recovery drinks and such) before ingesting them. and don't use Amber as an excuse. i understand that was a horrific time in her life, but how can you go public with that as an explanation or justification? not cool at all. a simple, "i made the wrong choice and i got caught...i'm deeply sorry"...would suffice. and the running ban imposed upon her. at this point, i feel really bad for her family.
There must be a lot of high horses in NZ.
She took EPO.She claims (but who can believe a cheater's claims) that she took it only 3 times. She returned the positive test in an out-of-competition test.It looks like she tried everything in her power to wriggle out of this (demanding the A sample package, being at the test when the B sample was tested, demanding the B sample package). Then she finally admitted her guilt.then in the sport tribunal, she tried to claim that she admitted her guilt "promptly"!!!
Her spin on this continues to grow. Athletics NZ telling her they won't support her because she failed to perform to their requirements ? There's no news there. All sports people are funded by SPARC based on their performances. Taking EPO was a professional reflection, lying about it was a character reflection. Still, I can see her eyeing up an even more lucrative career on the US "motivational" talk circuit. Sickening.
what did she do???what did she take???we are in switzerland and wanting some news from home.just not clear on what went on here