Christopher Kelsall
Crackdown on missed drug tests in order; the process needs to be taken seriously
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Two champion sprinters were permitted to compete in the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships after missing three doping tests each within a 12-month period, which is equal to having a positive test.
One was...
Movie watch: Runner: One Man’s Journey from Refugee to Olympian
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Athletics Illustrated is provided with a 72-hour watch window of this story of a Sudanese runner, who literally ran away from war-torn Sudan after losing eight of nine siblings....to become an Olympian.
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Did Lamine Diack’s lawyer play the race card in Paris court?
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Did Lamine Diack's lawyer, Simon Ndiaya, passively play the race card during the Paris trial on Thursday? If so, the timing could not be more opportunistic and gaudy.
Diack is up against various corruption...
Paris prosecutors seek four-year prison sentence and massive fine to former IAAF president Lamine...
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Lamine Diack may face four years in jail and a fine of up to $562,000USD.
French prosecutors requested that Diack be convicted for various corruption charges while he was president of the International Association...
Christian Coleman may face suspension for missed drug tests
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Christian Coleman, the current world champion sprinter in the 100-metre distances has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for missed doping tests.
Athletes cannot miss three tests during a 12-month period.
He was...
Results: Athletics Illustrated Virtual 5K Relays
The results will continue to come in until the 30th of June.
Because apps and satellites and watches vary in their accuracy, will go with the nearest to 5K as possible, not the 5.005 that World Athletics uses to certify...
Lamine Diack’s testimony: kowtow tactics
It is fascinating that Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) now World Athletics is conducting himself on the stand while on trial for various corruption charges in Paris, France.
On the first day...
Person of the Week for June 15, 2020: Yves Sikubwabo
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The Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honour for the week of June 15, 2020 is awarded to Canadian distance runner, Yves Sikubwabo. Sikubwabo has been helping out families that are in need...
Book Review: The Complete History of Cross-Country Running
Title: The Complete History of Cross-Country Running
Author: Andrew Boyd Hutchinson
Pages: 287
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN print: 978-1-63144-076-2
ISBN e-book: 978-1-63144-077-9
The Complete History of Cross-Country Running is without exception the most informed text on the foundational sport of cross-country running. The pages...
Gomathi Marimuthu banned four years for doping
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India's Gomathi Marimuthu has been banned for four years because she tested positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid.
The 2019 Asian 800-metre champion has been stripped of her title.
The 31-year-old won the women's 800m...