>If I remember
>correctly, didn't Dorothy mentioned that some sports committe ruled
>that Detianism as an illegal performance-enhancing condition and
>barred some of the members from competition?

That was the International Gravityball Federation, and a lot of people are convinced that they did that specifically to get rid of Morgan's Marauders.

>Wonder if it's the same with the IOC.

Well, on the one hand, a person would be hard pressed to find a sport sanctioning body fussier and more hung up on small details and blind adherence to the letter rather than the spirit of policies than the International Olympic Committee. (Just ask Andreea Raducan.) On the other, they'd actually have a point with that, since Detianism does arguably provide a superhuman level of endurance. Also, unlike some augmentations (cybernetic implants, for instance, or telepathy) the benefits of Detianism can't be turned off for the competition.

It might be reasonable to permit Detians in one of the other performance classes, but they'd be competing at a disadvantage there, since you may get superhuman endurance out of the deal, but you don't get any particular boost to strength, agility, hand-eye coordination, etc. Still, there's nothing in the rules barring anybody from competing at a disadvantage if they want to.

All in all, I think this is another of those things that needn't be explored in too much depth.

--G.
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