So this week there has been a fascinating case going on in Korea as told by Japan Running News Brett Larner:http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2016/04/special-session-to-decide-tomorrow.htmlA special hearing of the South Korean Olympic Committee was held to see if 2:05 marathoner Wilson Loyanae Erupe of Kenya, who was banned for EPO use, should be put on the fast-track for citizenship so he could represent Korea in theOlympics.Erupe desperately wanted to run for Korea and even has adopted a second name of Joo Han Oh, meaning "I will run for Korea."The Koreans were tempted to give him fast-track citizenship but were concerned by the EPO bust. Erupe explained to them that he was given EPO by doctors when he got malaria and provided proof backing up that claim as shown here:
So doctors and scientists, is this true? Might someone be given EPO for malaria?
I'd love to know the answer to this question. If not, how do you explain the proof he provided?
In the end, he didn't get the citizenship as an article in the Korean press today said the following:
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/04/07/2016040701678.html