[sumo] [spoilers]Takanohana and steroid abuse

["Jürgen Buder"]

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> Datum: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:09:42 -0500
> Von: Scott Kahn <smk1 at columbia.edu>
> An: Sumo Mailing List <sumo at webtrek.com>
> Betreff: Re: [sumo] [spoilers]Takanohana and steroid abuse

> 
> I bring up Takanohana only because he missed many Jungyo and was given a 
> pass, whereas Asashoryu, who had lived up to his Jungyo billing in the 
> past, was not.  If, as is suspected, Takanohana deprived his fans from 
> seeing him at Jungyo because of steroid abuse, even if he was the most 
> upstanding citizen and was the most dedicated Kyokai employee, it is my 
> opinion that he should have been, or should be equally punished.  

If I understood you correctly, your argument goes that (alleged) steroid use led to muscle build-up which joints, ligaments etc. could not bear, and this led to a knee injury which in turn led to Takanohana missing several jungyos. Now that is quite a long causal chain, and I am pretty certain that such a line of argumentation would never have a chance to be validated if the case were ever investigated (which, as we all agree, will not happen anyway). 

As far as I know, the main motivation for steroid use would not to build up muscle, but to have a faster recuperation time. In other words, steroids are often taken to heal injuries faster, so some experts could probably even take Takanohana's injury as "evidence" that he was not using illegal substances.

In any case, comparing Takanohana's multiple absences from jungyos with Asashoryu's absence, or even demanding a proportional suspension for Takanohana is moot because as we all (should) know by now, Asashoryu was not suspended for going kyujo.

Kind regards,
Randomitsuki
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