Obsession with drugs obscures this deeper unfairness. Dr Brian Martin, University of Wollongong, Wollongong. If they are to be believed, there are Australian athletes out there who are not taking performance-enhancing drugs. Tom Dolan, Narraweena. And all the Australian coaches and officials told us it was only those nasty Chinese swimmers.
Nationalism can a very dangerous thing.
Mark Robinson, Annandale. What a great little earner it will be as drug claims and counterclaims, fuelled by national prides and passions, fly through the air like chaff at winnowing time. W.L. Thomas, Cabramatta. Unfortunately, the Brits don't even know he is here. As an Australian residing in London, I have watched the press for any mention of our Prime Minister's visit, but to no avail.