HEARD AT HALFTIME: Weightlifting could face IOC suspension; AIBA wants a new name and...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Weightlifting ● The fire under the International Weightlifting Federation is getting hotter.
The...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Russia appeals; PR star Pete Cava passes suddenly, another 2012 positive
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● RUSADA confirms sanctions appeal to CAS ● To the surprise of absolutely...
THE BIG PICTURE: Five Russian weightlifters charged with doping violations
The treasure trove of laboratory data and doping specimens retrieved from the Moscow Laboratory by the World Anti-Doping Agency earlier this year appears to...
HEARD AFTER HALFTIME: Another London weightlifter disqualified, new doping rules about contaminated meat, it...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Doping ● The International Olympic Committee announced another doping positive from its...
LANE ONE: Thomas Bach’s IOC wants “to get the couch potatoes off the couch”
The focus of the Olympic Movement has changed.
It was, until very recently, to stage the greatest sports spectacle in the world. But in a...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Five Russians appeal doping verdicts, while USATF Board continues Lananna’s suspension
The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed 12 Russian doping positives in an announcement on 1 February, for offenses mostly during the 2012-14 period....
THE BIG PICTURE: Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms 12 Russian track & field...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) came under enormous criticism after reversing 28 suspensions handed out by the International Olympic Committee’s Disciplinary Commission...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 21 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport:
LANE...
THE BIG PICTURE: Another doping positive from London raises the total to 121
The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that “Davit Modzmanashvili, 37, of Uzbekistan, competing in the Men’s Freestyle Wrestling 120kg event (Qualifications and Finals) in...
WEIGHTLIFTING: 13 doping positives is not good news
For a sport which is under threat of removal from the 2024 Olympic program by the International Olympic Committee, the weekend brought bad news....
LANE ONE: Disconnected: Host city CEOs and the IOC on why anyone should host...
Over the course of two days last week, a vice president of the International Olympic Committee and two chief executives of successful Olympic and...
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