So long as there is doubt whether the LZR Speedo is giving unfair advantage to swimmers who use it, I can’t understand why FINA would continue to sanction its use. I also don’t understand why otherwise honorable athletes — I’m looking at you Americans and Australians — would be okay with using it. Whatever happened [...]
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Missing in Action: Cuba’s Yurisel Laborde
Did she defect to the United States? Or did something bad happen to her that we still don’t know about? Yurisel Laborde is a Cuban judoka who won a bronze medal during the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She also boasts of two Judo World Championships gold medals which she bagged in 2005 and 2007. After [...]
Olympic Scandal or Non-Scandal?
Not sure what to say about the above video because I don’t understand the language. But here’s a report from newamericamedia: A 50-second reporting piece on the Olympics and the earthquake from the Chinese Central Television (CCTV) might have been staged. The post on the Chinese-language website has a Youtube link to the story, which [...]
The Trial of Trevor Graham
The issue: Did he lie to federal investigators regarding his role in the doping scandals involving his athletes? Or is he the victim of a frame-up by jealous rivals? To read the charges filed against Trevor Graham, click here. His trial starts May 19 in San Francisco, California.
Show Us the Money
Nigerian athletes who, as we blogged about earlier, were “directed” by their President to produce eight gold medals in Beijing are not happy with the grants given them and have vowed to fight for more funding. From the Sunday Tribune: Apparently afraid of experiencing what athletes have had in the past as regards shabby treatment [...]
