October 5, 2007

Players can drink again!

Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque

"Devotees of the French sport of pétanque will now be able to enjoy a glass of pastis before a match again: The World Anti-Doping Agency is to remove alcohol from its list of prohibited substances for competitions."
Full story in Spiegel

For the record: the caption of the photo states that one "can now enjoy a glass of pastis even during competition". In my humble opinion that's incorrect. It means one can have had a drink before.


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