Para-Athletes Want To Feel Included, Dope Up As Well For The Paralympic Games

The thrill of athletics is such a palpable force that it’s able to cross any type of divide. But with that comes the willingness to win at any costs, no matter who you are. So it should come to no surprise that participants of the Paralympics going on in Beijing right now (haven’t you heard?) have been busted for possibly using steroids. We say possibly because German wheelchair basketball player Ahmet Coskun was banned for using a banned substance that treats baldness, but can also mask the use of steroids–just like soccer Hall of Famer Romario!

German officials said Coskun’s urine test on Aug. 23 showed the presence of the banned substance Finasteride. The substance is used as a treatment for baldness, but also can mask the use of steroids.

Coskun is the second athlete kicked out of the Paralympics for doping. Pakistani powerlifter Naveed Ahmed Butt was banned earlier in the week for two years after testing positive for the steroid methandienone metabolites.

Considering even the horses in the Olympics were doping, this doesn’t shock us. But until any of the participants slant their eyes in to honor their hosts, we’re not going to say Paralympic athletes have lost an ounce of props from us.
Wheelchair basketball player fails doping test [Sporting News]
Image [beijing2008.cn]