"Puerta gets eight-year doping ban"
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Recently I read in the paper this heading. I had watched this match of his against Rafael Nadal in the Finals of French Open 2005 where Puerta went down fighting in a 4 setter (if I remember correctly). I somehow dont like Nadal and wanted him to lose as he had beaten Federer in the Semis, that too was a 4 setter. Federer is my favourite nowadays, that too after PETE retired. Ok, lets talk about this news now.
It is said that the tribunal wanted to hand him a life ban but handed him a lighter one as he took it by mistake. This in reality will end his carreer. I was wondering how many Indian athletes (iff there are any on international scene) have been taking performance enhancing drugs. None is the answer. Maybe here and there, there are some dumbos who end up getting caught before they actually perform in the international circuit.
Puerta claimed the drug entered his body just before the final after he inadvertently used a glass that had previously been used by his wife, who takes a treatment containing etilefrine. Well what a weird excuse, how can anyone think of such an idiotic answer. I had a better excuse than this~
how about telling, I smooched my wife (rather a deep suck) before play and thats how the drug got transmitted into my body. Howzaaaaaat!!!!!