Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
The athletes are in the top 4 or 5 based on innate characteristics. After all, you can't just take a course of injections and become the best pentathlete in the world, can you? Notwithstanding that you've cheated, you still have to work incredibly hard at your sport to climb that high. The dedication, discipline and mentality required to do that sets these athletes apart and are what propel them into the top 4 or 5 in the world. The drugs are just what push them over the line.
But to say someone must be on drugs because they beat someone who is on drugs is just plain wrong. A technical sport (such as pentathlon) doesn't rely on pure speed or strength as much as an individual one