Orsi Toth tested positive for doping, Perry to replace

[wilsu]

Viktoria Orsi Toth of Team has tested positive for clostebol, but it seems that FIVB allows them to replace Orsi Toth with Rebecca Perry and Vanuatu is still out of the games.

www.gazzetta.it/Olimpiadi/2016/02-08-2016/beach-volley-menegatti-orsi-toth-delle-due-positiva-clostebol-160569231688.shtml?refresh_ce-cp

[guest2]

Typical international sports logic in that the team that cheated to qualify still gets to keep their spot, only the player gets punished. (Not that Vanatu deserved to go either)

[geddyleeridesagain]

Becky Perry, from the little-known Italian province of Austin, TX! Played at Washington, new to beach - this is her first year playing FIVB. Nice kid.

[wang pu]

Aug 3, 2016 3:49:23 GMT -5 guest2 said:

Typical international sports logic in that the team that cheated to qualify still gets to keep their spot, only the player gets punished. (Not that Vanatu deserved to go either)

They should take the whole spot away, as it was "earned" under unfair advantages. If it were after the Olympics and they had medaled, wouldn't the next higher finisher get moved up a spot? In other sports it is. Even in team sports.

[JB Southpaw]

the athletes get tested during the year, probably wasn't hot all season.

[wilsu]

Yeah, there was some discussion that the replacing player had to have 12 WT events played during qualifying period to be eligible for the Olympics. May be that's the reason and Giombini might be the only option for Italy. I think it would be more fair to give the spot to Vanuatu than Menegatti to play with a player who hasn't been close qualification.