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In A Fake Snowball Fight
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Just starting this year's athletics thread with the news that Faith Kipyegon has broken the 1500m world record in Florence this evening. Love that her fellow competitors were so happy for her.
This and also baseless speculations about doping or drug use. Out of sheer meanness I imagine.It is heartbreaking and apparently her family had to reveal information because anti-vaxxers were claiming she died due a vaccine.
Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was just suspended for 18 months for the same thing.Hurdles world record holder Amusan charged with 'whereabouts' violation
Tobi Amusan, the 100m hurdles world record holder, said on Wednesday she has been charged with missing three doping tests but has denied taking performance enhancing substances and expects to be cleared to compete at the world championships.www.reuters.com
Just to clarify - Lyles broke Bolt's record for the most sub 20 second 200 metres. Bolt still holds the World Record at 19.19.Noah Lyles has broken one of Usain Bolt's World Recordsbin the 200 meters!
Noah Lyles breaks a Usain Bolt record, posts world lead 200m time in London | NBC Sports
Noah Lyles took the win in London's 200m in just 19.47 seconds - a world leading time that broke a tie with Usain Bolt for the most sub-20 second times in hi...www.youtube.com
ONLY ONE participant in the final of the men’s 100 metres; a steeplechase athlete who kept running after crossing the finish line to evade dope testing; several winners skipping the medal ceremony as they were worried about being asked to give samples.