MAYOR STEINBERG SPENDS TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO AGAIN HOST CONDEMNED STEROID-INFESTED WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN OWNED BY IMG

The Sacramento Mayor has ignored pleas to impose credible testing for steroids and other illegal drugs. IMG's World's Strongest Man has been rebuked twice by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the show's lack of testing for steroids, rampant steroid use and high fatality rate.  Registered non profit POYS (Protect Our Youth from Steroids) has pleaded with the mayor to impose credible testing for steroids and other illegal PEDs or cancel the show.


The steroids will be flowing May 24-29 as the Sacramento Visitor's Bureau and Mayor Steinberg continue to ignore the facts surrounding one of the most steroid-infested athletic events in the world.

Several competitors have admitted steroid use on national TV as well as national podcasts and other platforms.

Sacramento Visitor's Bureau and Mayor Steinberg continue to ignore the impact this kind of event can have on the youth of Sacramento and the rest of country.

There have been a number of competitor deaths including three-time finalist and Pennsylvania resident Mike Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins died on Thanksgiving Day 2013 of a massive heart episode at the age of 31.

Pennsylvania coroner Graham Hetrick certified Jenkins “poisoned” himself to death because of long-term steroid use. Mr. Jenkins was an offensive lineman for the James Madison University National Championship football team in 2005.

Mayor Steinberg is a lawyer, an officer of the Court. He knows IMG’s “World’s Strongest Man” is saturated with illegal drug use. Why is he allowing this illegal drug event to go on?

Mayor Steinberg has ignored the demands by POYS to insist the 18 World’s Strongest Man competitors who intend to come to Sacramento at the end of May from foreign countries be required to pass a WADA supervised test for steroids and all other illegal PEDs before they are grated a work visa to enter this country.

Those same “World’s Strongest Man” competitors must them pass a USASA test for steroids and all other illegal PEDs before they are allowed to compete.

Mayor Steinberg and Visit Sacramento continue to ignore requests by POYS to have the FBI and other appropriate branches of law enforcement investigate IMG’s “World’s Strongest Man” for possible violation of the new Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act. Since it was passed on December 2020, sports doping at international athletic events is now an act of felony fraud.

POYS is an official endorser of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doper Act as are the NFL, NHL, MLB, PGA Tour and all the Olympic Teams.

IMG’s “World’s Strongest Man” is an international athletic event. It completely consumed with sports doping.

Mayor Steinberg still has time to act. Get rid the steroids or get rid of the event.

How will his actions impact his political career? It’s up to the Mayor. *

Al Thompson is the founder of POYS. Email him at protectouryouthfromsteroids@aol.com. 

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Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is spending tens of thousands of taxpayer money to bring a steroid-infested event back to the capital for the second time. $155,000.00 over two years is being spent on "World's Strongest Man."

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