LANE ONE: WADA did this much right: they got the Russians angry! Or is...
Monday’s decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to hold the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to be non-compliant for a period of four years was cheered...
LANE ONE: World Athletics and The Athletics Association should be talking schedule, not events
Though the focus of the Olympic world is on what will happen to Russia at Monday’s World Anti-Doping Agency meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, there...
LANE ONE: Did the IOC just cut the size of the 2032 Olympic Village...
For more than a century, the International Olympic Committee asked cities to stage its Olympic Games, often requiring the building of new housing, hotels...
LANE ONE: Fiction becomes Olympic reality in Russia: “You arrogant ass. You’ve killed us!”
The dramatic climax to the 1990 thriller “The Hunt for Red October” saw the ultra-aggressive Captain Tupolev trying to torpedo the runaway Soviet submarine...
LANE ONE: Conspiracy theorists, here’s how Los Angeles loses the 2028 Olympic Games!
In the midst of all the other activity in Washington, D.C. last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation approved and...
LANE ONE: Nike’s critics look to the past, but Mary Cain asks about Nike’s...
The “Opinion” video by Mary Cain that was posted by The New York Times on 7 November drew added focus – and outrage –...
LANE ONE: Athlete shrieking over dropped Diamond League events misses the point completely
Last Wednesday, the IAAF announced the 24 events that would be contested during the 2020 Diamond League season. The 12 events for both men...
LANE ONE: IAAF taking the lead in transgender regulation, working with other IFs on...
Advancements in medical technologies have brought new challenges to sports regulators, especially the International Federations. One of the newest battlefields is transgender athletes.
Back in...
THE BIG PICTURE: Banka calls WADA’s budget “ridiculous” and Bach antes $10 million at...
“It is ridiculous that an organization with the status of a global regulator has a budget of less than 40 million dollars. An average...
LANE ONE: Is the International Swimming League making an impact? It doesn’t appear to...
There was so much turmoil over the announcement of the International Swimming League last year that the international federation for swimming (FINA) was pressured...
THE BIG PICTURE: Tokyo concedes event moves to Sapporo, but gets back $100+ million?
The tug-of-war over the location of the Olympic marathons and race walks for 2020 was concluded on Friday during the meeting of the International...
LANE ONE: IOC moves Tokyo marathons and walks, but are there still more events...
The International Olympic Committee’s ninth Coordination Commission meeting is underway in Tokyo, and there is a lot to talk about with less than a...
LANE ONE: UCLA dedicates famed Drake Stadium track to Betsy & Rafer Johnson
“Together, you’ve been an example of respect, integrity and excellence in all things. Together, you have served the UCLA community selflessly and with the...
LANE ONE: What was all the fuss about the World Beach Games, anyway?
Color me confused about the five-day ANOC World Beach Games, held for the first time last week in Doha, Qatar, which took over hosting...
THE BIG PICTURE: International Paralympic Committee reports record $26.9 million revenues for 2018
Say what you will about the evils of money, the key metric for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to continue its growth as a...
LANE ONE: “Athlete’s rights” sounds like a good idea, but which athletes and which...
The question of “athlete’s rights” is a hot topic in the Olympic Movement, just as it is in other sports, but it is being...
THE BIG PICTURE: USA Gymnastics’ legal marathon with abuse survivors and insurance cos. grinds...
The myriad of cases involving USA Gymnastics and the intertwined lawsuits from survivors of sexual abuse from Dr. Larry Nassar and the federation’s suits...
VOX POPULI: “Hire Jill Ellis” and a new way to think about 1:59:40!
From our readers:
● On Tuesday’s 2-0 loss by the U.S. men’s National Team to Canada:
USSF should hire Jill Ellis to coach the men. She...
LANE ONE: Two marathon milestones in two days, but which was better? 1:59:40 or...
The greatest weekend in the history of marathon running came and went with two astonishing and historic performances in two completely different settings:
● The...
THE BIG PICTURE: 4,600 Iranian women attend World Cup qualifier in Tehran
For those who say the sport can play a helpful role in society, more proof came on Thursday (10th) as about 4,600 Iranian women...
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