Random Drug Testing, would you submit to it?

[Tyger]

It's always brought up to bring paintball into the olympics. Well, I looked up the IOC rules for a game to be in the olympics. Here's two of the requirements :

from the IOC's rules (Rule 52 1.1) (p 80)

Only sports widely practiced by men in at least 75 countries and on four continents, and by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents, may be included in the olympics.

1.1.3 : Only sports that adopt and implement the World Anti-Doping Code can be included and remain in the programme of the Olympic Games.

And, just for the sake of argument, here's a list of banned substances from a UK site. Drugs like hasish / marijuana, cocane, ephedrine, and a whole lot more is on the banned substance list. And they can test any time, anywhere, without warning. Oh yeah, and they ALWAYS test the winners of an event.

So it brings the question. Would you, or your team, submit yourselves to random drug testing?

Have fun with this one folks...

-Tyger

[BobTheCow]

I'm really not totally sure how I feel one way or the other, but I just had to butt in with one of those mostly useless replies... I actually thought of this "problem" earlier today, seemingly out of nowhere... great minds think alike!! As do cows and tygers!!

[Head knight of Ni]

Of course I would submit. There's no reason for ME not to.

[Tyger]

Dang, I was typing in the poll and 2 people responded? I need to type faster....

-Tyger

[Enemy]

hey good thing they took caffiene off that list noone would have passed!! i totally would on one condition they take blood and i never have to piss in a cup again god do i hate that!!!

[Evil Bob]

I'd submit in a heart beat.

-Evil Bob

[SeeK]

hasish / marijuana as a performace enhancer? I think more tourney paintball players need it since paintball isn't a contact sport. It might also turn down the testosterone.

[-=Squid=-]

My whole team would submit, because nobody on my team does drugs, or I wont be playing with them.

[Tyger]

hasish / marijuana as a performace enhancer? I think more tourney paintball players need it since paintball isn't a contact sport. It might also turn down the testosterone.

It's in there becasue a Canadian snowboarder tested positive for marijuana use, but since it wasn't a banned substance the IOC couldn't do anything about it and they had to let him keep he medal. That was back in '88, I think. Since then, the banned substance list has grown, a lot...

-Tyger

[LittlePaintballBoy]

Well I guess the Stoned Assassins olympic dreams have just been crushed...

[Shives]

W/out hesitation...

Well, if I would ever choose to compete at that level, I certainly would.
I actually thought about looking up the requirements for a sport to enter the Olympics during the closing ceremonies last night. Thanks, Tyger, guess I don't have to now.
I haven't looked at the requirements yet, but I bet we either do fit most, and could easily fit many more if we tried a little bit. I still highly doubt we'd see paintball as a medal sport any time soon.
I know the arguement will be made that there are other "shooting" or "combat" type events. But, look how little coverage they recieved. It almost seems as though they are being kept in the shadows to make the Olympics more "civilized" and "peacefull"
So long as syncronized diving gets more coverage than archery, we haven't a chance in hell.

Shives

[BobTheCow]

We just need to get paintball played by women in bikinis on the beach, then NBC will play it NON-STOP!!!

[Torbo]

no i wouldnt. How would any drug give you any significant advantage? niether strength nor speed alone wins games, and any other drug would only hurt performance.

[ProX9]

I seriously cant believe that they consider marijuana a banned substance, it has no benefits whatsoever unless being stupid and clumsy gives you an advantage over someone who hasnt done it within the time it stays in your system.

[Hexis]

I would be in trouble for a couple things I take (by prescription) on a semi and regular basis. Good thing I'm not planning on competing in the olympics. But, yes I would support testing if people want to compete at an international level. If folks want Paintball to be an Olympic sport, they have to acceept all aspects of that distinction.