I've read the judgement, his brother Maged wasn't even called as a witness and provided no evidence of the "spiking", there were inconsistencies between the affidavit provided by his brother and Galahad's testimony, described as "notable and bizarre".Kingfield wrote:How is it cryptic? I have stated that he should go and read the publicly available facts of the case rather than push some strange agenda of being in the know.Stuarty30 wrote:That was a very cryptic response. Do you condone KGs behaviour?Kingfield wrote:
The only fact is that you are stupid enough to believe your opinion is a fact, when it is far from it.
Why don't you go and have a read of the facts, then you will really be 'in the know' rather than just making things up.
Do i condone what exactly? Read the facts of the case and you'll see there is nothing to condone and making such stupid claims as he should be banned for life is also unwarranted. The facts are he had his protein drink spiked his brother produced a signed affidavit saying he had done so and his own sister backed this up, before you throw that back actually have a look at what that means to sign one of those, go one further would you sign one to say his brother is lying? Next is the amount found in the sample, not consistent with a doper at all. Add to that fact stanozol is a very old school steroid, it's hardly first choice for boxers who are working with top sports scientists. Ben Johnson was caught using it in 1988, it's now 2016, things have moved on a bit. Just look at the drug Sharapova was using, barely anyone has heard of it.
Don't just follow what someone on a forum with a high post count has to say. Look at the facts for yourself, they are not being hidden from anyone. Even UK anti doping have put the facts out there. He was banned under the condition of culpability.
The tribunal came to the conclusion that he hadn't established how the substance entered his body, noting that Maged's account was unclear and lacking in detail, also that he had nothing to lose as he was already on remand facing serious charges. His sister's evidence was also described as "less than convincing", both Galahad and his sister failed to even question Maged about the incident when they visited him in prison, Maged's affidavit didn't even mention the visit from his brother.
They accepted the reasons for Maged being unable to attend, but that no explanation was given for the lack of detail in his statement, especially when his inability to attend made it even more important that it be as detailed as possible. It was also provided nearly 2 months late and 6 months after Maged agreed to co-operate, again with no explanation provided. The tribunal concluded that the affidavit had been produced in response to UKAD's skeleton argument in an attempt to fill in the gaps identified in it. Galahad was unable to establish that he bears no fault or negligence for his failed test.
The concentration of the drug in his sample doesn't really prove a lot other than that he didn't take the test immediately after he took the drugs. The half life of Stanozolol/Winstrol when take orally is around 9 hours, however much he took at least 75% of it would have passed out of his body within 24 hours.
Stanozolol/Winstrol is actually very useful for boxers, as it has the ability to significantly increase strength with very little gain in weight. Perfect for a boxer making weight. The tribunal accepted the evidence of UKAD's Head of Science and Medicine that it's an appealing anabolic steroid for athletes involved in sports that require them to make weight.
Enough facts in there for you?

