While each collegiate program must be evaluated on its own merits, and budget shortfalls caused by the Coronavirus pandemic are listed as the primary cause, the recent… Read more “CORONAVIRUS ONLY ACCELERATING ATHLETICS’ WHOAS”
Tag: Lamine Diack
BARSHIM FINALLY FILLS THE HOUSE
The IAAF World Championships finally soared last night, looking and feeling more like a world championships of old. It took till day eight of ten, but with… Read more “BARSHIM FINALLY FILLS THE HOUSE”
WHEN NECESSARY ISN’T NECESSARILY RIGHT
Sometimes something might not necessarily be right in one sense, and yet be necessary just the same in another. That seems to be the grounding principle being… Read more “WHEN NECESSARY ISN’T NECESSARILY RIGHT”
THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF SCANDAL
So on the same day that WADA unanimously declares Kenya non-compliant with its anti-doping code, thereby threatening the East African running juggernaut with exclusion from this summer’s… Read more “THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF SCANDAL”
PEACE FOR OUR TIME REDUX
We heard it in September 1938 when British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich announcing “Peace for our time” after meeting with Chancellor Hitler regarding Germany’s… Read more “PEACE FOR OUR TIME REDUX”
COE ATTEMPTS TO WALK IAAF OFF THE LEDGE
And so it begins, the inevitable PR moon walk by the new IAAF president as he tries to draw back from the cliff of doom that revelations… Read more “COE ATTEMPTS TO WALK IAAF OFF THE LEDGE”
THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS
Last year at this time I was in Durban, South Africa to give a keynote address at a Global Athletics Conference (GAC 2014). Ato Boldon was the… Read more “THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS”
IAAF PRESIDENT NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
The Norwegian Nobel Committee today has announced that IAAF president Lamine Diack of Senegal has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for his and his… Read more “IAAF PRESIDENT NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE”
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