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Early reports suggest Russian athletes are to remain suspended.
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There's a press conference being streamed live on YouTube to watch, if you are stuck on a desert island and have no access to any other form of entertainment than watching ants build their nest (sounds good!) or the IAAF YouTube Channel. With an exciting Boltdown clock!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-SrrOAfU-A ... I am a bit too busy, otherwise I'd be glued to that.
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Well let's hope this is true.
The stories of Russia's shenanigans during this ban have been bordering on absurd. Though I do wonder how long it will be until Vladimir's mate at the IOC invites them in regardless. |
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Am I to understand that Coe is in the frame for something?
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Am I to understand that Coe is in the frame for something?
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Interesting. So Russia banned still but a crack in the door for those that can prove they are outside the Russian system I.e. live & train and drug tested outside of Russia. Also these individuals would not compete under the Russian flag but as independent athletes. In theory very few would fit this & any that go this route would incur the wrath of Putin by not competing under the Russian flag. Yulia Stepanov already a pariah due to her whistleblowing would be one who may go this route.
Ball is now in IOC court - will see if they overrule the IAAF. Inevitably our favourite homophobic Pole Vaulter is making noise. She doesn't even have the qualifying height yet. Perhaps she considers this a trivial detail which doesn't apply to her |
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The usual thing. Yet another instance of him treating his job as a luxurious sinecure, rather than as an important position with difficult but necessary duties to be fulfilled.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/36559413 ![]() Can't say I like the guy he always struck me as devious not because of any knowledge I have just a gut feeling. Probably wrong about that. |
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I think that Russian athletes competing as independents would be very difficult. What would they have to do to prove they were clean, who would organise transport, living quarters and numbers and what would happen if 4 athletes in an event were eligible but only 3 were allowed? I suspect they've made this offer to avoid a legal challenge rather than thinking it would actually work but it will be interesting to see if anyone does apply to comoete in this way. They might not be in the Russian Ferderation's good books if they did.
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Interesting. So Russia banned still but a crack in the door for those that can prove they are outside the Russian system I.e. live & train and drug tested outside of Russia.r
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Perhaps he went to the Sepp Blatter school of (mal)administration?
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So much drama.
I feel sorry for shubenkov |
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Darya Klishina as many has said on Twitter competes in the States can't think of many more.
Maybe Shubenkov but he still trains in Russia. Personally I think the IOC will force a compromise on the IAAF. |
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No word yet if this courtesy will also be extended to Bulgarian weightlifters, who are also under an Olympic ban at the moment, for the same reason.
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I think that Russian athletes competing as independents would be very difficult. What would they have to do to prove they were clean, who would organise transport, living quarters and numbers and what would happen if 4 athletes in an event were eligible but only 3 were allowed? I suspect they've made this offer to avoid a legal challenge rather than thinking it would actually work but it will be interesting to see if anyone does apply to comoete in this way. They might not be in the Russian Ferderation's good books if they did.
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According to the IAAF Taskforce report, it emerges that Isinbayeva & head coach of the national team, Borzakovskiy, haven't even read the Independent Commission's report - https://twitter.com/JensWeinreich/st...53429752217601
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There is already going to be a refugees 'team' competing under the IOC flag, so the tiny number of Russians who'd qualify under the criteria set and want to compete would I suppose be accommodated in a similar manner to those.
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Interesting. So Russia banned still but a crack in the door for those that can prove they are outside the Russian system I.e. live & train and drug tested outside of Russia. Also these individuals would not compete under the Russian flag but as independent athletes. In theory very few would fit this & any that go this route would incur the wrath of Putin by not competing under the Russian flag. Yulia Stepanov already a pariah due to her whistleblowing would be one who may go this route.
Coe deserves to be congratulated for taking a stand on this issue and I sincerely hope that his decision is not overruled. |
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Coe deserves to be congratulated for taking a stand on this issue and I sincerely hope that his decision is not overruled.
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It wasn't Coe's decision; it was a Council vote.
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Some quick times from the 100m races at the U20/U23 champs. In the heats of the Junior 100m Imani Lansiquot ran 11.25 an Olympic qualifier, she went on the win the final sealing her place on the World Juniors team where she has a chance of a medal. Reichmal Miller won the Junior men's title.
In the U23 heats Sophie Papps also set an Olympic qualifier of 11.31 She didn't run in the final but hopefully this was a case of looking ahead to the trials as she has had quite a lot of injuries since running for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games |
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So much drama.
I feel sorry for shubenkov Which is why now, I have no feelings, not a care. |
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Selected British results from yesterday:
A 1 metre PB for Chris Bennett in the Hammer in Budapest, 76.45. In Szczecin ... Sophie Hitchon threw a SB of 71.86, 2nd behind Wlodarczyk. Michael Rimmer, 3rd in 1:46.13 (SB), half a second down on winner Lewandowski but beating Kszczot. Sarah McDonald, a very creditable 5th in a decent 1500, her first big race abroad. With a 100 to go she was 2nd, just on eventual winner Cichocka's shoulder, but came 5th in 4:08.95, just 0.26s behind 2nd-placer Ennaoui and 1.28s behind Cichocka. Gemili is running the 100 & 200 in Brussels today. |
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Very good run by Gemili in Brussels, 20.37 for the win ahead of Ndure 20.43. Wind -0.3. Seems he wasn't entered for the 100 after all (the guy on Twitter was wrong.)
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Just noticed on the BBC website that the trials will be on the red button from 2pm on Saturday.
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Just noticed on the BBC website that the trials will be on the red button from 2pm on Saturday.
At least all of Sunday's coverage is showing everything from start to finish though. |
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... I am a bit too busy, otherwise I'd be glued to that.
The stories of Russia's shenanigans during this ban have been bordering on absurd. 