The former boxer and Ben Johnson fan banned for doping shares his views while challenging received wisdom on drugs in sport
“I have a very pragmatic approach to doping,” Larry Olubamiwo says after he has told me of another sporting great he is convinced used performance-enhancing drugs. “I make it akin to life and the saying that links both is ‘better living through chemistry’. As a society we use drugs to enhance ourselves. We wake up and drink a cup of coffee that has caffeine in it. That’s a drug. People drink alcohol to numb pain or relax. That’s a drug. Nicotine is a drug.
“What is the difference between someone using these drugs and an athlete using other drugs to improve themselves? Many athletes dope to make money for themselves and their family. My first goal as a boxer was always to make a living.”
Written by Donald McRae
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