Tag: IAAF
THE TICKER: French prosecutors ask four years for Diack; sprint star Coleman suspended; more...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Athletics ● French prosecutors are close to wrapping up their years-in-the-making trial against...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Diack calls son “a thug,” Tokyo sponsors wavering on 2021, Australia-New...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Vox Populi ● Further to our Lane One column for 10 June...
LANE ONE: Full IAAF financial documentation for 2018 details massive losses now, plus foreboding...
This time, the information came in the mail.
Our 5 June exclusive, revealing for the first time the financial standing of the International Association of...
THE TICKER: Ex-IAAF anti-doping chief was told to hush up Russian doping; 20-year ban...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Athletics ● The trial of ex-International Olympic Committee member and former IAAF chief...
LANE ONE: The top stories coming in 2020, part 2: More courtroom drama, more...
Look for tumultuous year on and off the field of play in 2020, with the Tokyo Games coming, but a lot of drama before...
LANE ONE: The top stories of 2019, from no. 5 to no. 1, a...
Let there be no doubt, this was a wild year in Olympic sport, and as with so many areas today, full of contention, argument...
TSX INTEL REPORT: Nike’s critics look to the past, but Mary Cain is about...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 14 November 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Nike’s critics look to the past, but Mary Cain asks about Nike’s T&F future
Mary Cain’s...
TSX INTEL REPORT: Athlete shrieking over the Diamond League obscures the real issue; world...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 11 November 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Athlete shrieking over dropped Diamond League events misses the point completely
When the...
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...
TSX INTEL REPORT: IAAF takes lead, and UCI joins, on transgender regulations; WADA chief-to-be...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 7 November 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● IAAF taking the lead in transgender regulation, working with other IFs on testosterone levels
It...
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...
TSX INTEL REPORT: Russia sends more answers to WADA on “manipulated” doping data; NCAA...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 30 October 2019 ≡
● LEADING OFF ● Russian Sports Ministry sends responses to WADA inquiries
The question of what to...
LANE ONE: Are the IAAF World Championships the last laugh for Lamine Diack?
For those who care about track & field – as I do – the current edition of the IAAF World Championships are at the...
TSX DAILY: Russia acknowledges Tokyo participation in jeopardy, but RUSADA held blameless; Coe re-elected...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 26 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: While Russia may be suspended, anti-doping agencies come to the aid of RUSADA
A...
TSX DAILY: WADA confirms Russian doping inquiry on data “discrepancies”; Nye and Rogers in...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 24 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: Russian doping data “discrepancies are not random” per AIU
The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed...
THE BIG PICTURE: WADA wants answers on Russian data; IAAF continues RusAF suspension
The stunning revelations concerning possible “manipulation” with the Moscow Lab data provided to the World Anti-Doping Agency in January reverberated around the globe on...
LANE ONE: Here we go again – Russia could be suspended after evidence of...
Last week was a great one for Russian sport ... until the news began leaking out about a possible calamity.
Russia hosted the men’s World...
LANE ONE: World Anti-Doping Agency report shows progress, but SafeSport needs more help right...
On Tuesday (17), the World Anti-Doping Agency released its 2018 Annual Report that showed continued, steady progress in its activities against doping and considerably...
TSX DAILY: Track & field fans who want the sport to be more popular...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 23 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: If you think track & field could once again be a high-profile sport,...
LANE ONE: If you think track & field could once again be a high-profile...
People who care deeply about track & field in the United States decry the low profile the sport has today. The symptoms are obvious:...