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Saturday, 27 October 2012

Should Lance Armstrong’s Doping Affect His Cancer Charity?


lance armstrong marathon 400 Should Lance Armstrongs Doping Affect His Cancer Charity?

There’s no shortage of athletes who have fallen from grace. Lance Armstrong now finds his name on a list that includes people like Marion Jones and Mark McGwire.

Once thought of as kings and queens of their sport, now viewed as just a bunch of dopers.

Sure, I bought into the whole Lance Armstrong phenomenon. I bought tons of those yellow Livestrong bracelets and have rocked one to almost every race I’ve ever run (and on those days when I was simply having a bad day).

I participated in special Nike-sponsored runs where tons of pavement pounders clad in yellow took to the streets of NYC with Lance at the helm. I even donated money to his charity as a way of securing entry into the NYC half marathon in 2010.

So yeah, I’m a bit annoyed. While not an avid cycling fan, I did admire how he battled his way back from cancer to athletic stardom. Eh, it turns out not so much–at least not according to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

I liken Armstrong to so-called journalistic prodigy Jayson Blair who tuned out to be nothing more than a plagiarist.

They both painted a picture of something that wasn’t their own. Sad, but not a tragedy. The real tragedy here, in my opinion, is what will become of the Livestrong Foundation. Scandal aside, Armstrong has raised a tremendous amount of money in the global fight against cancer. But now people want their money back. They feel they have made donations based on a lie.

27/10/2012  :   By Rozalynn S. Frazier / Health News.

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