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#athletics #running
There’s a big difference between mostly dead & all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive

“You basically needed a PhD in Internet (plus 2 separate subscriptions) to watch the damn thing. And once you were there, the broadcast stubbornly refused to show us key moments of any race longer than 2 minutes … the #athletes, like newborns desperate to escape the womb, practically bawled their way to life”

#TrackandField is Not Dead! What We Learned from USAs run.outsideonline.com/news/202

RUN | Powered by Outside · Track and Field is Not Dead! What We Learned from USAs.By Abby Levene
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#running #marathon #athletics #trackandfield
#sports
“Will there be a crackdown on #doping, perhaps with heightened out-of-competition testing funded by the world’s top marathons, or stiffer penalties for the agents, coaches, and sponsors who work with #athletes who test positive? Or will Chepngetich’s downfall confirm that #doping is ubiquitous”
“prominent #doping positives means testing is working, but it also means that a lot of #athletes are still cheating” outsideonline.com/health/train

Outside Online · After the Biggest Doping Bust in Years, What’s Next?By Alex Hutchinson

#fail #athletics #running
😳#GrandSlamTrack said it had ‘secured more than $30 million in financial commitments from investors and strategic partners’ and was largely backed by sports firm Winners Alliance.
However … a portion of that $30 million in commitments vanished after just the first meet of #GrandSlamTrack’s debut season”
“it turned out to be anything but upfront with its #athletes, fans, and the overall #trackandfield community” runnersworld.com/news/a6551316

Runner's World · Grand Slam Track Took Pride In Being Transparent. But Was It?By Ashley Tysiac

Katzberg captures 5th straight hammer throw win of season, topping 80 metres in Norway
Canada's Ethan Katzberg, the reigning world and Olympic men's hammer throw champion, was the lone athlete in a field of seven Wednesday to surpass 80 metres, throwing a winning 80.19 in his third of six attempts at the...
#sports #trackandfield #athletics #Norway #Oslo #Olympics
cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/