Tag: IAAF
THE BIG PICTURE: Newspaper story ignites forthcoming hearing on IAAF’s regulations on female athletes
The question of whether and how the IAAF can regulate the definition of “women” in track & field is now at the boiling point,...
THE BIG PICTURE: Race walking desperate to save its place on the Olympic program
It’s no secret that when discussions about contracting the number of athletes and events in the Olympic Games come up, race walking is always...
LANE ONE: To grow track & field, Sebastian Coe of 2019 needs to talk...
Britain’s Sebastian Coe was one of the finest middle-distance runners of all time. He was so good and so special that he sold thousands...
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...
LANE ONE: WADA lets Russia skate for now, but there is a new line...
There wasn’t much surprise from the conference-call meeting of the World Ani-Doping Agency’s Executive Committee on Tuesday (22nd) as it confirmed the continuation of...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 18 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of the week (so far) in the turbulent world of international...
ATHLETICS Panorama: Six win streaks of note carry into 2019, and is the IAAF...
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) pays a lot of attention to statistics and it’s good that they do. Because of it, they...
ATHLETICS: Black Tidings owner admits lying to police on doping cover-up, sentenced to a...
The Straits Times of Singapore reported today (17th) that Tan Tong Han, 36, has been sentenced to a week in jail for lying to...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Friday, 11 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 96 hours in Olympic sport:
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LANE ONE: Ready for chaos? This might be the year for it in Olympic...
If you thought 2018 was a rough year for the Olympic Movement, in board rooms, courtrooms and the halls of the U.S. Congress, get...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part II: Nassar overshadows all
As 2018 fades away, what were the top stories of the year in the Olympic Movement, both in the U.S. and worldwide? We found...
LANE ONE: Why is FINA trying to keep swimmers from making money at swimming?
If you listen to the leaders of the Olympic Movement, and especially International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach of Germany, you will hear –...
THE BIG PICTURE: IAAF Council maintains its suspension of Russia, as outstanding issues remain
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) maintained its stance on the status of the Russian Athletic Federation (RusAF) at its Council meeting in...
ATHLETICS: IAAF names its Athletes of the Year
The IAAF had a lot of action going in and around its annual gala awards event, held on Monaco on Tuesday (4th). But it...
LANE ONE: Who’s the best? The IAAF is down to its top five Athlete...
Apart from the doping, politics, suspensions and court cases, there was some pretty good sport taking place in 2018. The awards are starting to...
LANE ONE: Dealing with state-run doping: Indecision, then punishment, now a defined protocol
Since the Russian doping scandal exploded in 2015, a series of organizations have tried to deal with the fallout, including what to do with...
LANE ONE: Willie Banks seeks to heal USA Track & Field’s open wound
In the avalanche of horrific sex-abuse scandals that have plagued many of the U.S. National Governing Bodies, USA Track & Field has barely been...
LANE ONE: Why is the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique such a Scrooge?
The World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics is on for the next week in Doha, Qatar, with a star-studded field that includes not less than...
ATHLETICS: IAAF announces its Athletes of the Year nominees, and you can vote, too!
Amid all the doping, politics and money issues, let’s talk about sports for once, as the IAAF announced its Athletes of the Year nominees:
Men:
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THE BIG PICTURE: IAAF stays femininity regs until Court review is completed
The International Assn. of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Athletics South Africa have agreed that the implementation of the IAAF’s new Eligibility Regulations for the...
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