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Below: a January, 2013, ITN (Britain) interview in which champion cyclist Bradley Wiggins tells of his reaction to Lance Armstrong's doping confession.
Below: a January 2013 Wall Street Journal channel video clip on Lance Armstrong's confession in an interview with American TV host Oprah Winfrey. ’ Below: a September, 2007, Fora TV interview with Lance Armstrong, in which he discusses the use of performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports. Armstrong was appearing at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Below: a February, 2012, Today Tonight segment showing defenders and detractors of Human Growth Hormone, including HGH's use in "anti-ageing". |
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On September 17, 2012, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Kate Henne, a research fellow at the Regulatory Institutions Network at the Australian National University.
The piece is titled 'Punishing doping athletes isn't a long-term solution' and explains that a variety of other preventive initiatives from improved regulation to better education of athletes are more likely to be effective in reducing the use of performance-enhancing substances.
The full text cab be accessed at http://theconversation.edu.au/punishing-doping-athletes-isnt-a-long-term-solution-9387
On October 10, 2012, the United States Anti-doping Agency (USADA) released its report into U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. The report found a concerted program of doping within the team and particular condemned Lance Armstrong for his refusal to confess to his drug-taking.
The full text of the report can be found at http://cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/
On October 11, 2012, the Canadian newspaper, The Globe, published an editorial titled 'Lance Armstrong was the champion of a sick sport'. The editorial argues that Armstrong was no more than symptomatic of a sport in which substance abuse was endemic.
The full text of this article can be found at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/editorials/lance-armstrong-was-the-champion-of-a-sick-sport/article4607499/
On October 12, 2012, Time Magazine published an opinion piece by John Eustace, a two-time U.S. professional cycling champion and television analyst. The piece is titled 'Lance Armstrong Had Little Choice but to Dope'. The piece argues that the wide-spread use of performance-enhancing substances was not attributable to Armstrong. The full text of this article can be found at http://ideas.time.com/2012/10/12/lance-armstrong-had-little-choice-but-to-dope/
On October 19, 2012, BBC Sport carried a report on major sponsors withdrawing from cycling because they believed the standing of the sport had been damaged by the Armstrong scandal.
The full text of this report can be accessed at http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20001685
On October 20, 2012, The New York Daily News published a report detailing the 'relief' felt by those who had been directly intimidated or persecuted by Lance Armstrong in the wake of the release of the UDADA report.
The full text of this article can be found at http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/zone-lance-armstrong-bully-downfall-article-1.1188512
On October 28, 2012, the Australian sports magazine, The Roar, published an opinion piece titled 'Armstrong's punishment has changed nothing for cycling'.
The piece argues that Armstrong has been used as a scapegoat and that further actions need to be taken to reduce the problem of performance-enhancing drugs within cycling.
The full text of this comment can be found at http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/10/28/armstrongs-punishment-has-changed-nothing-for-cycling/
On October 29, 2012, The Age Education Resource Centre published material background the USADA report on Lance Armstrong. The full text can be accessed at http://education.theage.com.au/cmspage.php?intid=135&intversion=405
On January 18, 2013, the BBC published an edited transcript of the first of Lance Armstrong's two interviews with United States compere Oprah Winfrey. In this interview Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing substances in all of his winning Tour de France rides.
The text of this edited transcript can be accessed at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21065539
On January 19, 2013, the BBC published an edited transcript of the second and final of Lance Armstrong's two interviews with United States compere Oprah Winfrey. In this interview Armstrong indicates that he believes his life ban from certified competition to be excessive and that he would like to compete again, especially in triathlons.
The text of this edited transcript can be accessed at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21087586
On January 19, 2013, The British newspaper, The Telegraph, published the results of a poll it had conducted in response to the question: should Lance Armstrong be allowed to compete in elite sport again?
7,281 respondents took part, with 28% voting 'Yes' and 72% voting 'No'. The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/lancearmstrong/9813078/Poll-should-Lance-Armstrong-be-allowed-to-compete-in-elite-sport-again.html
On January 21, 2013, the celebrity magazine Perez Hilton published an article titled 'Lance Armstrong: Charity Work the Key to Forgiveness?' The article contains the view of public relations adviser, Michael Bilello, that Lance Armstrong's charity work may result in his partial rehabilitation within the sporting community.
The full text of this article can be found at http://perezhilton.com/fitperez/2013-01-21-lance-armstrong-oprah-confession-doping-sport-cycling-charity-work-forgiveness/?feat=yes#.URcOmGdYn-k
On January 21, 2013, Triathlete Europe published an opinion piece arguing that Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey should not be sufficient to give him access to the upper levels of the sport.
The full text of this article can be found at http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2013/01/21/comment-lance-wants-to-race-oprah-was-not-enough
