doping and sports
Asli Cakir Alptekin banned for life over third doping offense
Asli Cakir Alptekin, photo by PhotoRun.net ISTANBUL (TUR): Turkish athletics federation TAF has banned the former 2012 Olympic 1500m champion...
Read moreDetailsU.S. Track & Field Athlete, Ajee’ Wilson, Accepts Finding of No Fault for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Ajee' Wilson, photo by PhotoRun.net Ajee' Wilson recently pulled out of a meet that I was at, and I heard...
Read moreDetailsQ&A on European Athletics’ proposal to rewrite record books, from SportBT, courtesy of TAFWA May 2017 newsletter
I found this piece in the TAFWA May 2017 newsletter and thought it handled some of the basic questions on...
Read moreDetailsEuropean Athletics endorses record “revolution” plan, from European Athletics via TAFWA May 2017 newsletter
The question of how to deal with records in our sport that belittle and beg the question, "were the athletes...
Read moreDetailsThe Problems with the Proposal to Expunge all World records, by Stuart Weir
The award for the biggest PR disaster of the past few weeks was the proposal to bring credibility to athletics...
Read moreDetailsFive Points we need to remember about Out of competition Drug Testing
Rita Jeptoo, photo by PhotoRun.net While it is truly sad that another Kenyan athlete has, per Atheltics Kenya, tested positive,...
Read moreDetailsFive things we know about out of competition testing in Marathons
Out of competition testing is the most effective way to catch doping cheaters, and is a great deterent as well....
Read moreDetailsThe Jemima Sumgong Case: an overview
Jemima Sumgong, photo by PhotoRun.net The announcement came on April 7, from Reuters. They had an exclusive that Jemima Sumgong...
Read moreDetailsJemima Sumgong note by Rosa E Associati
Rosa E Associati manages many of the finest athletes in athletics and road running in the world. Gabriela Rosa coaches...
Read moreDetailsLiving in the Post Factual World: Lying as a Profession
It is early on Friday morning, March 31. I am sitting in my room, catching up on some editing before...
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