LONDON – In sad news for athletics, Paralympic Runner Oscar Pistorius has tested positive for the banned substance Sour Grapes.
The news of the Australian’s substance abuse has brought a cloud over the London games in what has otherwise been a fairly contested tournament.
It’s the first time an athlete has tested positive for the substance since the Ilford County High School 400m race from the school gates to the park entrance in July 2011.
‘Oscar has let himself down’
Sour Grapes are known for their effects on the human psyche. Some effects include blaming external factors for a loss, in addition to temporary lapse in awareness that leads the taker to make similar arguments launched against him just weeks ago.
Pistorius had been suspected of Sour Grapes when he raised the issue of blade length to the IOC. But he tested negative for the substance when he was winning all of his races. He failed a routine test immediately following his 200m loss to someone who ran faster than him.
“We run the standard tests for all banned substances on every athlete,” described an anti-doping official. “Hormones, anabolic agents, Sour Grapes, androgenic steroids. All of it.”
“Our results showed Mr Pistorius was three times over the legal limit for Sour Grapes and has been given a formal warning as to his formal conduct.”
Although prohibited under the International Olympic Committee’s anti-doping program rules, Sour Grapes are classified as a specified substance, which can carry a reduced sentence.
This is due to the fact they do not count as a performance enhancing substance, though they are still frowned upon in many internationally recognised sports as well as among children over the age of 10.
Juicing
“It’s disappointing to say the least,” said Arne Ljungqvist, head of the IOC’s medical commission and a director of the World Anti Doping Agency.
“People want to see a fair and clean games and to discover one of our most prominent athletes was juicing on sour grapes is not good for the imagine of the sport.”
After results were made public, the south African had no choice to an immediate apology.
“I want to apologies to the fans,” Pistorius told reporters. “Obviously I wasn’t fully aware Sour Grapes was on the [banned substance] list. I never would have taken them otherwise.”
“Now that it’s been brought to my attention I know I have to stop using them after races in future.”
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