Drug Testing

[flipnflap]

I'll try not to be too graphic here, but I'd like to know if drug-testers actually watch competitors provide their sample, or do they just give them a pot and send them into a cubicle? If the latter, presumably they could hold another person's clean urine in a receptacle hidden about their person and provide that instead. Apologies to anyone having a drink when reading this!

[HowardKennitby]

I believe they have to observe the sample being produced.

[ubasses]

Read recently that they are actually watched to ensure they cannot tamper with it.

[RATTER15]

^^ thats taking the p!ss!!

[argorstran]

They have to watch the individual producing the urine sample . I believe that they also have to stay with the competitor all the while from the moment of notifying the competitor that they are required to give a sample until that sample is produced . This is to prevent the competitor going off for 1/2 hour or so and catheterising someone else's urine into their bladder . (apparently this has been tried .)

[weecalf]

Your in no position to argue if they ask for sample .Get it your in ..Im too good for this place

[ELVIS68]

When we get tested at work we have to take a pee in a cubicle that has been checked and the woman stands outside the door listening for any strange noises

And by that I don't mean farts

[Gromit]

I wonder if we would be making all this fuss if the competitor has been American?

We had a Lithauania girl coming from nowhere to win a gold medal yesterday. But she is trained in Plymouth by a British coach so no suggestion of cheating there.

[DTCwordfan]

How dare you insinuate that we Devonians and Cornish would cheat as toOlympic doping, gromit.

Horrified - Truro.

[Gromit]

Just for you DT (Sorry everyone else, off topic).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZnutkySWi4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[modeller]

I believe if there is doubt about a urine test a blood test is carried out .

[campbellking]

I've been drug tested when I was rowing at our National Championships in 1998 and I can confirm yes you are watched. Probably not half as embarrassing for the men as it is for us ladies.
And yes I was 'clean' so they let me keep my medal.

[Mick-Talbot]

I think some ABers need drug testing.