TheKingObv 10,642 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Coming towards the end of the season, but thought I'd make a thread for any future events.Yohan Blake just ran 9.69 into a slight headwind. Insane performance! Give him a decent tailwind in that race and he's going early 9.6s/high 9.5s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillete 1,338 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I can see Blake breaking the world record soon He's getting quicker and quicker Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Well he showed tonight with the wind in his favour he could go very close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Aries Merritt Just smashed the 110m WR in a time of 12.80 (previous record was 12.87) One of the greatest performances ever! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Athletics Kenya Confirms Banned Substance UsePublished on September 26th, 2012By Peter Gambaccini Athletics Kenya Chairman Isaiah Kiplagat has confirmed that his federation has investigated charges raised by German journalist Hajo Seppelt that doctors in Kenya have been injecting runners with banned substances in return for a portion of the runners' winnings. In what is believed to be Athletics Kenya's first admission of the drug problem , Kiplagat says, "We are working with the Kenya Police and World Anti Doping Agency to have the culprits arrested for that criminal act." He expects some doctors to be arrested before December. Seppelt had gone undercover posing as a sports agent and claims to have found doping to be rife not only among Kenyan runners but also among foreign athletes who'd come to train at high altitude in Kenya. Seppelt's charges apparently mainly have to do with blood boosting, using substances that increase the number of red blood cells in the body. Seppelt interviewed a former Danish anti-doping official who claimed to have observed changes in some of the blood levels of some Kenyans who raced in Europe between 2008 and 2010. Kiplagat asserts that, in 2013, it will mandatory for directors of domestic racing events to have doping equipment present to help curb the use of banned performance enhancers. "Kenyans are usually under a microscope for the good performance internationally and for credibility, we have to ensure that anti-doping measures are in place to avoid being suspected," he states. Matthew Kisorio, a 58:46 half marathoner, tested positive for steroids at this year's Kenyan Athletics Championships andclaimed that illicit drug use was common among Kenyan runners and was promoted by medical personnel.No wonder they can run 20 miles to get to school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Ken-ya believe it?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Usain Bolt intends to defend his 100m and 200m titles in Rio De Janeiro in 2016 after deciding not to switch to the 400m or the long jump. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Usain Bolt intends to defend his 100m and 200m titles in Rio De Janeiro in 2016 after deciding not to switch to the 400m or the long jump.Immensely disappointing.He'll be 30 by the time Rio has finished, wonder if he'll retire then or focus on another event. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Tyson Gay has tested positive for drugs.Pretty gutted! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,935 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Say it ain't so, Ty Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,935 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 That makes it three known dopers in the field during the London 2012 100m final - Blake, Gatlin and Gay. That's nearing 1988 levels.Oh Usain, such company you keep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,935 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 http://jamaica-glean...le.php?id=46469At least four more Jamaicans have been tested positive for banned substances, with a month to go before the start of the World Championships. The five – two field event athlete and three runners – returned the adverse findings following the tests conducted at the National Trials that were held from June 20-23 at the National Stadium. Two of the runners are Olympic gold-medal-winning sprinters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Blake's case is a bit different considering his drug wasn't even banned on the IAAF list.Genuinely gutted about Gay. He was always my favourite sprinter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 http://jamaica-glean...le.php?id=46469Fuck sake. Veronica Campbell then this Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Probably a relay gold medalist?Frater, Carter, or maybe a female one but I can't remember if their relay teams won gold.They haven't won a 400m gold recently so it can't be that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,935 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Blake's case is a bit different considering his drug wasn't even banned on the IAAF list.Genuinely gutted about Gay. He was always my favourite sprinter.That raises an interesting point about doping though. Is it only wrong when the substance is banned, or is it the spirit of the thing that really matters? EPO wasn't banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency until the early 90s, but those who used it before it was banned sure as hell knew they were cheating.If you intentionally use a performance-enhancing drug that isn't banned because it isn't widely known, you're still a doper as far as I'm concerned.I like Blake, as it happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,935 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Probably a relay gold medalist?Frater, Carter, or maybe a female one but I can't remember if their relay teams won gold.They haven't won a 400m gold recently so it can't be that.I'm hoping not Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 It's definitely morally wrong. But on a world stage when that extra makes all the difference, I can't fully blame athletes for trying to gain that edge, while staying inside the law. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Bolt, Blake, Carter, Frater, Powell, Fraser Pryce and Campbell-Brown (already caught)They are all the gold medal winners I have found since 2008. Unless the athlete won gold in 2004 and is still running its one of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAvenger 10,237 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Did Gay get caught and banned previously? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,935 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Asafa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,935 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Rough day for sprinters. Two of the four fastest men of all time caught at the same time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 One more from that list if the earlier source is correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Was actually Sherone Simpson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,642 Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Mo Farah just ran a 3:28.8 1500m to break the British and European record, as well as putting him 6th on the all-time list Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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