when it comes to olympic sports i am noticing that a ton of teams are getting busted by international testing agencies for doping and use of anabolics. many of these teams are European, Middle Eastern, and Asian teams.

i hardly ever hear of U.S. teams getting busted by international agencies for steroid use . this is because our national testing agencies are aggressive in keeping up with test levels in all athletes so it leaves little chance for the international agencies to bust the U.S. teams. i would know because i am a U.S weightlifting athlete.

the national testing agencies for the European, Middle Eastern, and Asian teams are obviously lax in their testing or maybe assisting their athletes gain access to the necessary drugs.

i'm hoping to figure out if this is true or what the opinions of other members from the countries in these regions are.

my opinion is that if the countries from these regions are having a ton of success in the olympics (when they don't get caught) why doesn't the U.S. get with the program. The U.S. hasn't medaled in weightlifting since the 60s.

I think steroids should be allowed in the olympics.

Just to clarify: i realize that olympic weightlifting is unpopular in the U.S. and that the pool of athletes is much smaller than that of the power countries like China. China has much greater chance of delivering a good team if they have more people who are interested in training for the sport.

But if these power countries are truly being tested for steroid use, the U.S. should at least be able to compete. for example, our number one male lifter lifted a total of 362kg at 85kg body weight. pretty impressive, right? he didn't even medal. he came in 8th overall. i've been training and hanging out with this dude for a couple of years and i know he hasn't touched gear.

just a curious mind asking for opinions on what you guys think.