Swedish Athletes Back GPS Implants to Combat Drug Use

paulraps writes "Swedish athletes Carolina Klüft and Stefan Holm have proposed a radical technological measure to stop top level competitors from taking performance-enhancing drugs. Klüft and Holm, reigning Olympic champions in the heptathlon and high-jump events, argue that competitors at the highest level should either have computer chips implanted into their skin or GPS transmitters attached to their training bags so that the authorities can keep tabs on them at all times."

Comments

Re:The real idiocy here

[Dun Malg]

Governments actually use tax dollars to subsidize parasites whose amazing contribution to humanity is to jump over a f**king pole. Outstanding. Hey, who modded the above "Troll"? Seriously, people act as if athletics are more than just a stupid pointless game. WHo cares if they cheat? None of it means a damn thing!

Re:WTF?

[IcyNeko]

Oh those dastardly swedes, always so ready to chip their opponents because they suck at sports. Because in order to win, their opponents MUST be cheating.

Brain damage

[rbanffy]

Never before in my life it became so obvious excessive exercise and high-performance sports damage the brain.

they may run faster and throw stuff farther than any other human beings, but it's clear their brains became overly specialized in coordinating body movements.

Drugs should be allowed

[Colin Smith]

To compete in professional sports should not require everyone to burn the candle at both ends. Bollocks. That's exactly what a professional athlete should be doing if they want to win. They get paid millions for their performance.

Come up with performance enhancing drugs that don't have long term side-effects, then we can talk about allowing them in sports. It's up to the individual. If they want to risk their health for money and glory that's their choice. As long as they understand the risks they should be allowed to do as they wish.