The US Olympic Committee has admitted that it allowed athletes to dope, but only to create equal opportunities
The US Olympic Committee said that it does not consider the use of certain doping agents that have passed the control of the USFDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulator to be a problem if the ultimate goal of this event is "creating equal opportunities and supporting diversity."
The Committee has called itself "one of the most progressive agencies in America" because it has been creating equal opportunities since the late 1990s, when this topic was not yet on the agenda.
"It is unfair when one athlete can claim medals, and another is deprived of this chance because he trained less or is physically unable to achieve the desired results. Medical means of correcting opportunities allow us to equalize the opportunities of these people and make sports truly inclusive," the organization said in a press release.
Sports functionaries urged not to confuse "the use of doping in order to create an unfair advantage" and "controlled correction of the condition for the sake of ensuring equal opportunities" – according to the chief managing committee Sarah Hirschland, these are "completely different things."