They're all corrupt - why should we trust any sport?

[gethinceri]

Coe was head of FIFA's ethics commission.
He is a Nike "Ambassador".

It doesn't sit right for me that he's head of IAAF, his actions now will determine if he's made if the right stuff for the position.

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Feel sorry for the clean athletes who have been robbed of the chance of winning medals at major championship due to this scandal. It's about time that the IAAF got its act together and instead of banning athletes for 2 or 4 years, anyone caught failing a drugs test gets an automatic life time ban.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Johnny Carwash looks like those that were robbed may get some payback.

In a statement, the IOC said: "With its zero-tolerance policy against doping, following the conclusion of this procedure, the IOC will take all the necessary measures and sanctions with regard to the withdrawal and reallocation of medals. And as the case may be exclusion of coaches and officials from future Olympic Games."

Athletics doping: IOC wants IAAF to take action against athletes

 

[Titch]

Russia are starting to make all the right noises now, they won't be banned, as a nation anyway, from the Olympics.

 

[Brogan]

Athletics doping: Russia provisionally suspended by IAAF

IAAF council members voted by 22-1 in favour of Russia being banned.

I wonder who the 1 was...

 

[cider_and_toast]

Nike?

 

[Greenlantern101]

 

[Greenlantern101]

Looks like there is even more dirt coming in January once the second half of the report is released.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) commission investigation examined allegations of widespread doping in athletics and it led to Russia being provisionally banned from competition.
The second part of the report - held back because of a police investigation - focuses on claims against the IAAF.
"People will say how on earth could this happen," Pound said.
"When we release this information, there will be a wow factor," the commission chairman told the Independent.
"It is a betrayal of what people in charge of the sport should be doing."

Athletics scandal: Dick Pound sees 'wow factor' in IAAF report

 

[siffert_fan]

Wouldn't you think he would prefer to be known as RICHARD Pound?

 

[FB]

FIFA look like they might be acting, albeit too little too late.

BBC Sport - Fifa: Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini could get seven-year bans

 

[gethinceri]

send the ****ers to jail if they've committed fraud.

 

[FB]

Yeah, that always gets the right result.

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone pays to end bribery trial - BBC News

 

[cider_and_toast]

Coe and Nike have had a parting of ways. So that's alright then.

 

[Titch]

It won't stop them raking around in Coe's past though.

 

[FB]

Just don't mention the wrestling with William Hague.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Hooray

Paula Radcliffe cleared of doping allegations by IAAF

 

[FB]

That'll be the marathon world record holding asthmatic Paula Radcliffe?

 

[teabagyokel]

cider_and_toast - The 2021 IAAF World Athletics Championship is being held (without a bidding process) at Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is also home of an American sportswear giant...

 

[FB]

Maybe for the non-news thread? Platini will not run in Fifa election

Some other people have been kicked out of their sport.

Life bans for three athletics figures over alleged doping cover-up

 

[teabagyokel]

The Fifa election contains two hereditary rulers - one of which from Bahrain of all places - the presenter of the Apprentice in South Africa, a French Fifa guy and the bald guy from the Champions League draw.

Only one of them is named Tokyo Sexwale.
Although one of them is Anglicisied as Johnny Baby.