The Athletics Thread (... but predominantly about Bolt)

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Christina wins gold

[RichC]

What a run from Christine Ohurugo to win that, does it every time in the big championships

Smashed her PB as well I think

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Amazing finish.

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Fraser-Pryce blitzed that

[Neil Young]

FFS.

Ablutions.

[Gazzla]

Usain wins in 9.77. Gatlin 2nd 9.85.

It's an absolute disgrace that Gatlin is allowed to compete again after 2 separate drug bans

[paulg]

Can someone remind me the difference between Christine Ohuruogu and Dwain Chamber's situations? Haven't they both served bans?

[Neil Young]

Christine Ohuruogu was suspended from competing in the 2006 European Athletics Championships because she had committed a doping violation.[16] She missed three out-of-competition drug tests, known as the "whereabouts" system, of the World Anti-Doping Code; one in October 2005 and then a further two in June 2006.[17] Under IAAF and British Olympic Association rules, she received a one-year ban for missing these tests, which expired on 5 August 2007.[18] The final test missed occurred when Ohuruogu failed to inform the testers of a last-minute change of training venue after a double-booking. Due to the circumstances, the Independent Committee stated "There is no suggestion, nor any grounds for suspicion, that the offence may have been deliberate in order to prevent testing.", and that a fair ban would have been 3 months. Ohuruogu passed tests 9 days before and 3 days after her final violation[19]
The British Olympic Association also imposed a lifetime ban on competing at future Olympic Games for Great Britain.[20] She appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but the original decision was upheld, even though CAS emphasised that there was no suspicion of doping. Ohuruogu submitted a further appeal, citing the precedent of triathlete Tim Don.[21] Ohuruogu suggested that she would probably leave Britain and compete in the Olympics for another country if it was unsuccessful, but confessed "I haven't really given it any serious thought.".[22][23] Her Olympic ban was over-ruled on 27 November 2007.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Ohuruogu

Chambers failed a drug test when an old sample was retested for THG when the BALCO scandal broke. Of course he denied it.

Different situations though.

[RichC]

Brilliant run from Leshawn Merritt there Kirani James blew up completely, finished 5th or 6th.

[paulg]

Thanks Neil, the love in over her and the gried Chambers gets seem a bit hypocritical.
But then Chambers isn't a realistic medal hope...

[marcus50bucks]

Brilliant run from Leshawn Merritt there Kirani James blew up completely, finished 5th or 6th.

[Neil Young]

Thanks Neil, the love in over her and the gried Chambers gets seem a bit hypocritical.
But then Chambers isn't a realistic medal hope...

Yes, I know what you mean about the media coverage of her, it's long been like that.

British athletics commentators and presenters are astonishingly partisan - they seem to think it's their job to promote the sport rather than report and comment on it. They fall over themselves to make excuses for and play down the transgressions of their "good" drug cheats while running up a lynch mob for the worst offenders who are of course mere bad apples rather than the products of a twisted and ethics-free system.

It's very different from the treatment of cycling, another sport with a history of a pernicious doping problem.

[Chazza]

Farah :respect

[Assassin]

Farah

He has MAN strength

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Farah