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[philipo]

Not here to name names, but I've heard from 2 well placed people this evening that the laboratory has admitted fault for Dustin's positive test result and he will be running in Tokyo.

frankly I'd still be worried about the lads mental health right now, and It's only a matter of time before those rotten American reactionaries start using his name to score points RE Sha'Carri Richardson.

EDIT: Story now up in The Times. The case against Dustin has been dropped by French anti-doping authorities due to "cross contamination". Poor lad, what an awful few weeks he must have had.

he will be competing at the Olympics ; the French officials at the June meet made errors; lucky boy.

[SprintRelayFan]

I don’t see him as lucky - having all this shit to deal with in the run up and missing a diamond league

[trickstat]

So you really think that a 800m runner from Workington is a regular user of 'Colombian marching powder'? What are you smoking?

[Sovietvest]

Philipo, please, please read the detail of this story. The very last thing the “boy” is, is “lucky”.

[marra]

trickstat - As someone from just down the coast originally, I would say that if I came from Workington, I'd take whatever I could to escape reality.

[Sovietvest]

Just saw Elliot Giles’ tweet. Class.

[Occasional Hope]

Quinonez ban confirmed, one year.

Athletics-Ecuadorian sprinter Quinonez banned for a year for whereabouts failures (yahoo.com)

[SprintRelayFan]

Alex Wilson, he of the short-lived euro record is out of the games with a doping ban
Tokyo Olympics: Switzerland sprinter Alex Wilson out of Games after provisional anti-doping ban re-imposed (msn.com)
Also one I'd missed is Kariem Hussein - has held his hands up to taking a lozenge with a banned ingredient
Athletics-Swiss hurdler Hussein out of Games after doping ban | Reuters
Rumours flying about Jamaican and US failed tests but nothing concrete

[Occasional Hope]

A bad day for Switzerland.

[philipo]

Alex Wilson, he of the short-lived euro record is out of the games with a doping ban
Tokyo Olympics: Switzerland sprinter Alex Wilson out of Games after provisional anti-doping ban re-imposed (msn.com)
Also one I'd missed is Kariem Hussein - has held his hands up to taking a lozenge with a banned ingredient
Athletics-Swiss hurdler Hussein out of Games after doping ban | Reuters
Rumours flying about Jamaican and US failed tests but nothing concrete

Rumours from where I wonder.

[SprintRelayFan]

Just stuff on twitter really

[Occasional Hope]

Those rumours don't seem to have come to anything.

[Occasional Hope]

Almost half the NIgerian athletics team has been removed due to lack of testing: AIU-PRESS-RELEASE-20-ATHLETES-NOT-ELIGIBLE-FOR-TOKYO-2020-AS-MINIMUM-TESTING-REQUIREMENTS-NOT-MET-BY-CATEGORY-A-FEDERATIONS-FINAL.pdf (athleticsintegrity.org)

[Dundee42]

Blessing Okagbare provisionally suspended for failing drug test

[Sovietvest]

Human Growth Hormone.

[Occasional Hope]

No wonder she's been posting such unexpected times this year.

[Sovietvest]

Not good when you look at who is in her trading group (Rana Reider’s): Bromley, De Grasse, Gemili, Nieta. At best a massive distraction. At worst, guilt by association.

[SprintRelayFan]

There’s never been another reider athlete trapped thoygh has there?

[Sovietvest]

True, SprintRelayFan - that will help in the PR- stakes. Also, it seems that group is massive, so it's not as if it can be a particularly close coaching relationship.

[LoveSprints1]

Just "speculation".

[paul]

Is it a coincidence that Okagbare is in the frame 10 minutes after calling out the Nigerian national admin in strong terms on twitter for the non-testing fiasco?

[SprintRelayFan]

She’s never had a good relationship with them though has she?

[trickstat]

Does anybody. They appear to have been driving athletes away for years!

Obikwelu, Alozie etc etc

[Dundee42]

Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo also chucked out of games for positive test. Can't see any reference to him on here, so might have been missed.

[trevorp]

Well spotted and thanks for bringing it to our attention. Not on the main BBC Athletics page.

[Sapnu puas]

CJ Ujah just put our silver in jeopardy

https://twitter.com/nickhopetv/status/1425861117230858247?s=21

[alfie]

Ostarine , apparently. Suppose it could possibly be down to an unwise use of a supplement but it matters not. He's cooked , the relay boys lose the medal ; and some of the Olympic gloss fades away...
Wouldn't have picked him as a doper but who can ever tell ?

Sad.

[jjimbojames]

I mean, you can’t always tell, but he’s been Mr Consistent (and just below the true top level) for such a long time, this just seems odd. Supplement contamination is possible: https://www.usada.org/athlete-adviso...-athlete-risk/

[Sprintfan]

Yoga and mindfulness my ass. Unconfirmed until the 2nd test . But not surprised. Pretty much stalled in performance terms and resorts to help of the wrong sort. Chambers was in a similar situation

[Cherriessweet]

I’m hoping it’s not true and it’s a horrible mistake .

[Occasional Hope]

It could be a supplement issue: Athlete Advisory: Growing Evidence that Ostarine is a Risk for Athletes | USADA, but athletes should know they need to be careful with what they take.

[Christy93]

The worst part of all this is that CJ wouldn't have been in the team had Adam not pulled up injured 😒

[Afrothletics]

Really? I would've thought Kilty or even NMB would've lost out on a relay place before CJ. He's always been the consistent lead starter in the same way Asha Philip has been for the ladies.

[SprintRelayFan]

I remember at the time they said ujah was coming in for gemili. Tbf the way kilty has rub legs this year id want him