Steve Boyd firing: He should have taken a knee and run out the clock
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Steve Boyd, former coach at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario is no Roberto Duran.
Duran, a Panamanian, is known...
International Olympic Committee’s arrogance typified at Tokyo 2020
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Typical. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) arbitrarily moving the marathons and race walking events 800-kilometres north from Tokyo...
The Dave Scott-Thomas story is far from over
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Read: Dave Scott-Thomas officially banned.
Should the allegations prove to be true - through some sort of legal process...
U.S. lawmakers seek to imprison doping violators
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Apparently, the White House is going to severely punish athletes around the world for anti-doping rule violations during competitions in which...
Russia’s Doping General Director; bold and impudent
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In a fantastical and sort of dystopian effort to deflect from their very own hideous mess to do...
Reedie bans Russia on eve of retirement; lest we forget his attempt to Reinstate...
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Sir Craig Reedie leaves the position as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on a high note,...
Blinded by Obsession: being Alberto Salazar
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Nelson Mandela once said, “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over...
The International Olympic Committee put its authoritarian foot down on Tokyo 2020
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made it official that the distance road events, the marathon and racewalk will...
Another teenage East African tests positive for a banned substance
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Doping is not only done by elite athletes, but all levels are prone to cheating. This week Canadian...
Caster Semenya’s apparent defiance; could it serve a greater purpose?
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The great Irish wordsmith Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde once wrote the only thing worse than being talked...
