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IWF reports that the sample of Mr. Oleksandr PIELIESHENKO (UKR) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Chlorthalidone (S.5 Diuretics and other Masking Agents).As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation WF reports that the sample of Ms. Sona POGHOSYAN (ARM) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for GHRP-2 (AA1-3) (S.2 Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics).As a consequence, the Athlete is provisionally suspended in view of a potential anti-doping rule violation. OK - these weren't going to compete anyway....

Gambia have been readmitted to the Commonwealth Games Federation and will compete at the Gold Coast

Case #131 (Great Britain #9) Athlete: David Burrell Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: October 7th, 2021 Substance: Test Refusal Source: https://ukad.org.uk/anti-doping-rule-violations/current-violations/ Case #132 (Pakistan #1) Athlete: Imran Butt Sport: Non-Olympic (Cricket) Duration: 3 Months Expiration: February 8th, 2018 Substance: Pseudoephedrine Source: https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/integrity/anti-doping/decisions-and-integrity Case #133 (Canada #4) Athlete: Matthew O'Connell Sport: Non-Olympic (Canadian Football) Duration: 24 Months Expiration: November 13th, 2019 Substance: Amphetamine Source: http://cces.ca/news/u-sports-football-athlete-suspended-for-presence-of-d-and-l-amphetamine Case #134 (Romania #1) Athlete: Adrian Barbu Sport: Tennis Duration: 24 Months Expiration: August 16th, 2019 Substance: Nandrolone and Methenolone Source: http://www.itftennis.com/news/281573.aspx

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063284/sensational-revelations-of-how-systematic-doping-led-to-beijing-and-london-weightlifting-positives "Weightlifters who wanted to compete internationally had no option but to go along with systematic cheating by doping, an investigation by a global anti-corruption organisation has revealed. The investigation focuses on Armenia, one of the nine nations currently suspended for a year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) because of retrospective positives in the retesting of samples from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games. The report states that the Armenians would not have won those medals without outside help from the anti-doping laboratory in Moscow, and especially Grigory Rodchenkov, the whistleblower whose revelations led to Russia being punished by the International Olympic Committee for alleged state-sponsored cheating The report claims that the Armenian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) knew its athletes were at risk because they had provided them with drugs and paid cash to Rodchenkov for samples to be tested in Moscow. Any tests that came back positive would be falsely classified as clean, with Moscow's help."

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180325000088

Before the 1998 World Cup one of the TV stations in the UK held a vote on which was the greatest World Cup goal of all time, In England Maradona's 2nd goal versus England won the vote. In Scotland and Wales Maradona's 1st goal versus England won the vote

I think I remember reading about a downhill in the mid 1980s where the TV company broadcasting the race switched off their cameras after bib 40 (or about that) went down and missed one of the low ranked Austrians win the race. Maybe Morzine in 1986?

I've corrected the Morocco mistake

Case #130 (Iran #9) Athlete: Syedmahmoud Resouli Sport: Cycling - Road Duration: 48 months Expiration: November 3rd, 2021 Substance: Stanozolol Source: http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/CleanSport/17/32/52/20180206SanctionADRVENG2.0_English.pdf

Only one https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/29/david-torrence-5000m-dead-arizona

Norwegian asthma news! Some of you may have heard Norway took 6000 doses of asthma medication to the Olympics. The news sneaked out in some places... They actually used 50-60 doses.

Great Britain have already said they won't compete in the men's tournament but will compete in the women's tournament if they qualify.

My view is that Gros was the best cyclist we've seen at junior level for 10 years and that she will dominate sprinting in the future - but that 2020 might be 1-2 years too soon for her. She'll have the speed but not the tactical knowledge to win in Tokyo. By the way James has retired.

14 c and raining. Winner may be the best breaststroke swimmer

I'm told the AFLD (French Anti-Doping Authority) are very unhappy about the decision

Case #123 (Russia #22) Athlete: Stanislav Emelyanov Sport: Athletics Duration: Life Ban (3rd offence) Expiration: Never Substance: Biological Passport Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #124 (Russia #23) Athlete: Sabrina Kadasheva Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: August 4th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #125 (China #3) Athlete: Su Xueting Sport: Athletics Duration: 12 Months Expiration: February 27th, 2018 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #126 (China #4) Athlete: Wang Jiali Sport: Athletics Duration: 96 Months Expiration: August 9th, 2025 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #127 (Brazil #3) Athlete: Juliana Moreira Sport: Athletics Duration: 96 Months Expiration: March 27th, 2022 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #128 (Turkey #2) Athlete: Omer Iti Sport: Athletics Duration: 96 Months Expiration: December 26th, 2023 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #129 (Turkey #3) Athlete: Medeni Demir Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: April 19th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter

I was watching this with friends and we were shouting at the screen when the Jamaican moved to the inside of the Ukrainian on the changeover. How on earth could a world class athlete like the Jamaican not know the most obvious rule of relay running - that you stand in the order you are told to stand by the changeover judge and not swap places with anyone. If I was one of her team mates I think I might have the world swearing record telling her what I thought of her...

Definitely not a coincidence but maybe not for the reason you might think. The angle of the banking on the track is greater than almost every other track that hosts indoor championships, It throws the athletes down towards the inside line. Remember that almost all the disqualifications were for line infringements. Also remember that the IAAF brings a lot of judges from outside the host nation for the championships and they are judges who are more likely to enforce the rules more strictly than usual. One foot on the inside line and you're disqualified - no excuses. EDIT - Just remembered the 2012 European Outdoor Championship in Helsinki where a tight track caused a lot of disqualifications for lane infringements,

Case #119 (Ukraine #3) Athlete: Anastasiya Mokhnyuk Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: April 21st, 2020 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #120 (Iran #7) Athlete: Hadis Sherifi Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: September 25th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #121 (Iran #8) Athlete: Leila Koukhan Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: September 25th, 2021 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter Case #122 (Argentina #1) Athlete: Vanesa Luciana Wohlgernuth Sport: Athletics Duration: 48 Months Expiration: October 30th, 2020 Substance: ? Source: IAAF Newsletter

He's already been provisionally suspended since September

I've been told that all the 6 finalists in the 1944 American Championships 100m were disqualified for false starts. This is the worst case since then.

"Mechanical doping reached a new level when Puertas and his new turbo charged Mercedes engined bike won easily. He will now try to be the first man to win the Tour De France and Italian Formula One Grand Prix in the same year"

Sorry - I missed that Truman competed in the qualifying round. Bigham was the 5th man in the pursuit.

4+4 Bigham doesn't get a medal because he didn't race.