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« on: July 24, 2006, 08:05:43 PM »
Click me, for some Track and Field history schooling

With the Beijing Olympics coming up soon, I thought I'd rep Athletics with my fellow HiPsters!

Justin Gatlin - World Record Holder for 100m


Jeremy Wariner - 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist 400m


Allyson Felix - Silver Olympic Medalist 200m


Joanna Hayes - Olympic Gold Medalist 100m Hurdle


Leonard Scott (R) and Maurice Greene (L) - 2004 Olympic Trials finalist Leonard Scott, Former World Record Holder Maurice Greene


Liu Xiang - World Record Holder for 110m Hurdle 12.88


World Records-[/color]

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Event = Blue
Time = Red
Name = Purple
Date & Place = Green


110m Hurdle
Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.88 11 Jul 2006 Lausanne Click for footage

100m
Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.77 12 May 2006 Doha
Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.77 14 Jun 2005 Athens Click for footage

1500m
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26:00 14 Jul 1998 Rome

1 mile
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:43:13 7 Jul 1999 Rome

100 miles
Oleg Kharitonov (RUS) 11:28:03 20 Oct 2002 London (CP)
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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2006, 12:01:49 AM »
Pimp it Runner!! EPIC THREAD!!

Liu Xiang is DA MAN! WHOA!! He did it again?! Nice footage! Shanghai Grand Prix title in September is gonna be his greatest test! All eyes on him in his hometown :D

I'll go a lil back in time to Atlanta 96 Olympics where my boy Donvan Bailey (wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan_Bailey) broke the world record with a 9.84s (at the time) Look at the passion..



picked up gold for :canada: WOOOOT!


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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2006, 01:31:47 PM »
I just heard that Justin Gatlin had a positive result for testosterone. So we have only one 100m record holder anymore.
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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2006, 09:30:07 PM »
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I just heard that Justin Gatlin had a positive result for testosterone. So we have only one 100m record holder anymore.


yeah, just read about it here.

if he is innocent let's hope things turn out good for him!

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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2006, 10:54:41 PM »
And now he says that he got extra testosterone from a foot massage :D
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2006, 11:35:33 PM »
damn! i hate it when things like this give sports a bad name!

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« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2006, 06:47:35 AM »
good think they banned Gatlin's coach from the usa team...hes nothing but trouble

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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2006, 11:17:13 PM »
Yeah^ His name escpaes me now, but a lot of athletes coached under him were banned for duping...


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« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2006, 08:30:03 PM »
aw man, not Marion Jones again:
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=2554220

At least Asafa Powell equalled his 9.77, 3 times now since Athens :o

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« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2006, 06:38:49 AM »
I don't believe her anymore...but why would she keep doing this...so stupid.

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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2006, 12:20:07 AM »
WAIT

Jones said shes "shocked" from the results.

and her coach said he thinks people are tampering with her test results..hmm

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« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2006, 07:27:51 PM »
Gatlin receives 8-year doping ban

Justin Gatlin chose to cooperate with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, a move that could help the sprinter's reputation but still imperils his eligibility for the Beijing Olympics.

USADA handed down an eight-year ban to Gatlin on Tuesday, the result of an agreement in which Gatlin accepts his positive tests for testosterone or other steroids but retains his right to appeal to an arbitration panel.

"We want to know how (the drugs) got there and see if it leads to other people and other convictions. For us, that's the key issue," IAAF spokesman Nick Davies told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "We would accept eight years or even less in that case -- but four years would be the minimum."

Even if Gatlin's suspension were reduced to two years -- a possibility if arbitrators agree with his arguments -- it wouldn't be in time for the 2008 Olympic Trials.

"We're shooting for something way less than two years," said Gatlin's attorney, Cameron Myler. "The goal is to have him back on the track as soon as possible."

World Anti-Doping Agency code calls for second-time offenders to receive a lifetime ban. The eight-year penalty was handed down because Gatlin's first positive drug test, five years ago, was deemed an honest mistake and because he promised to cooperate with other investigations being conducted by doping authorities.

"We want him to tell the truth about what really happened," Davies said. "If Gatlin just says 'I don't know what happened,' that's not good enough. We want him to cooperate fully with USADA and be very truthful with what happened."

The eight-year penalty was a small compromise by USADA, considering Gatlin is 24 and would be too old to compete when the ban is over. The Olympic and world champion will also lose the world record he tied in May when he ran the 100 meters in 9.77 seconds

And when he appeals for a lesser penalty -- some time in the next six months -- he cannot argue the test was faulty.

"To his credit, it's recognition that the science is reliable," USADA general counsel Travis Tygart told The Associated Press. "Instead of wasting a bunch of resources attempting to create smoke where there's not any, he's acknowledging the accuracy of the positive test, and in exchange for his agreement to cooperate, we've recognized the nature of his first offense."

The first offense occurred while Gatlin was in college. He stopped taking medicine to treat attention-deficit disorder a few days before competition, but it didn't clear his system. He received a two-year ban for that test, which was reduced by a year because of the "exceptional circumstances" of the offense.

"The nature of Gatlin's first offense for use of his medication puts this violation in a unique category," USADA chief executive officer Terry Madden said.

Gatlin has said he didn't know how steroids got into his system this time.

One of his attorneys, John Collins, said Gatlin would spell out his case at the arbitration hearing. He wouldn't discuss strategy.

"The last time this happened, he went to the panel and explained he neither cheated nor intended to cheat," said Collins, who helped get that first ban reduced. "This time, we'll explain the full stack of circumstances and everything around it and, hopefully, we'll get a similar result."

He said the circumstances "indicate he deserves something far less than eight years, if anything."

Collins wouldn't confirm the argument would be based on claims by Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham, who has contended Gatlin tested positive after a vengeful massage therapist used testosterone cream on the runner without his knowledge. Graham has been involved with at least a half-dozen athletes who've received drug suspensions and has been barred from U.S. Olympic Committee training sites.

The leader of USA Track and Field called Gatlin's case "a setback for our sport."

"While we are glad Justin has taken responsibility for his positive test and will cooperate in USADA's anti-doping efforts, we are sorely disappointed in him," USATF chief executive officer Craig Masback said in a statement.

USOC chairman Peter Ueberroth, meanwhile, said the penalty can be a positive.

"Since becoming an elite-level athlete, Justin has talked about the importance of eradicating doping in sport," Ueberroth said. "By acknowledging his doping positive and agreeing to work with USADA, Justin now has an opportunity to put those words into action. He can play a meaningful role in solving a problem that is reaching a crisis level in American sport."

USADA looks at this as a significant compromise.

The policing organization has a history of offering leniency to those who help in its fight against doping. Though the agency doesn't name names, Gatlin could possibly help USADA by providing information on Graham, who has denied any direct involvement with performance-enhancing drugs.

"He accepted liability," Tygart said. "He agreed not to raise technical arguments or frivolous defenses. He has an opportunity to go to a panel of arbitrators and argue exceptional circumstances."

In this case, the exceptional circumstances could be that he was sabotaged, or has no idea how the steroids entered his system.

And if that defense doesn't work, Gatlin's willingness to cooperate could also be viewed in a positive light.

Graham's attorney, Joe Zeszotarski, released a statement supporting Gatlin.

"As Trevor has stated publicly, he completely supports Justin Gatlin and Justin's cooperation with USADA and efforts to get reinstated," Zeszotarski said. "Trevor knows he has done nothing wrong in his relationship with Justin or any of his athletes, and only wants the truth to come out."

AP Sports Writers Bob Baum in Phoenix and Steve Wilson in London and AP writer Paul Logothetis in London contributed to this report.

http://sports.yahoo.com/sa/news;_ylt=At3x2DZCbsekd3hXklvgCn85nYcB?slug=ap-gatlin-doping&prov=ap&type=lgns

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« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2006, 07:42:31 PM »
Shiet! All these track stars are *beep*ing up!

Take off that Lance Armstrong bracelet if you're lying Gatlin! Duped athletes mess up this wonderful sport, it's sad..

Oh, and Marion Jones dupes. Nuff said :lol:

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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2006, 11:03:44 PM »
A runners blog: Watch the highs and lows of running from a beginner's perspective.

http://runnersblog.blogspot.com/

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« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2006, 07:02:52 PM »
wah!...lot's of runner to share with...anymore?

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« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2006, 08:47:15 PM »
I'm a runner ^ :)

And I have no idea if that was a question or whatever

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« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2006, 09:34:15 AM »
Quote from: .:meowchi:.
Shiet! All these track stars are *beep*ing up!

I can picture you tying your shoelaces, listening to ESPN Radio and rant like Dave at 20 would if he was a runner. :lol:

Hey!! I wanna get into running again ... I used to be so fast. Gotta run from the cops ya know. I prefer doing 100 / 200 m as to long distance, cuz I end up out of breath. My homie - he was a pretty thick guy - suddenly went training in the early morning and did a marathon! DOPE! :pimp:

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« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2006, 02:33:21 AM »
^rofl

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