Well, yeah. But the bottom line is that Gatlin has ..
by Rocksteady74 (2017-08-07 17:38:56)

In reply to: I don't get the blaming of Gatlin  posted by Melanzana


.. twice been banned for drug cheating and pushed the very popular Bolt down a step on the podium.

Gatlin should have received an eight year ban for the second one, which would have effectively been a lifetime ban. But because he was given a reduced sentence for his first ban, they didn't have an adequate basis for the eight year ban. Gatlin seems like a nice enough guy, but he shouldn't be competing.


Gatlin's first suspension was kind of BS.
by ewillND  (2017-08-09 04:32:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

He'd been on Adderall for ADD since he was a kid. He was suspended where others have been given warnings. Yeah, he should have been smarter than to get caught with something after that, because he was already on thin ice (whether or not that thin ice was of his own making), but the four year ban was appropriate given the circumstances surrounding the first suspension. Four years in sprinting is still a damn long time.

I do think that the Brits should watch where they are pointing fingers, given that their hero Mo Farah trains with Alberto Salazar's group...


And Dwain Chambers, Linford Christie, Bernice Wilson
by SixShutouts66  (2017-08-10 18:31:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

As you say, the clean-cut Brits are not novices to the doping game.


I agree with your final point. I think Salazar and his ...
by Rocksteady74  (2017-08-09 13:24:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

... group are dirty. Somewhat more broadly, the way Nike plays the 900 lbs gorilla in T&F, bullying athletes and coaches, turns me off the entire company. I won't wear Nike shoes.