U.S. relay team stripped of 2012 Olympic silver medal.
In 2012, I wrote, in an article that continues to attract readers:
"Why did the USA not get disqualified?
Here is a picture of team USA,...
Continued Disgrace: More Russian Doping
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In an embarrassing blow to Russian athletics “attempt” to clean up their sporting image, race-walker Tatyana Akulinushkina has...
Athletics Kenya suspends Rosa and Volare for six months, amid an increase in doping
Athletics Kenya takes a step earlier, promising to consider suspending or banning athletes as well as enablers, including coaches, agents and medical personnel.
AK suspended...
Rita Jeptoo and 11 other Doping Sanctions
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Kenya’s fastest active female marathon runner, Rita Jeptoo, has been suspended by Athletics Kenya for two years. She...
To the International Association of Athletics Federations (World Athletics): Ban Russia Now
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In order to save the venerable sport of athletics from becoming viewed merely as a pathetic niche, some...
Three month wait for Jeptoo decision
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Disgraced Kenyan drugs cheat Rita Jeptoo appeared before a disciplinary hearing on Thursday, although officials said a decision...
Is Rita Jeptoo Cornered or Is Athletics Kenya Playing Softball?
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Rita Jeptoo, the Kenyan marathon runner who was caught testing positive for the banned blood booster, EPO, emerged...
Doping Bans Increased According to new Anti-doping Code
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has stepped up recently in regards to battling the performance enhancing drug (PED)...
Athletics Kenya Admits that Kenya has a doping problem
From the online publication, Coastweek.com, it appears that Kenya or more accurately Athletics Kenya (AK) and their president Isaiah Kiplagat are now admitting that...
United States Anti-Doping Agency Does the Right Thing
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The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) got it right Wednesday, December 17th, when they announced the banning American...
