Doping
Opinion
WADA
Sex, too many eggs, cocaine, and dodgy beef: ‘Contamination’ is doping’s get out of jail free card
It is the anti-doping equivalent of Monopoly’s get out of jail free card and Jannik Sinner became the latest athlete to play it and escape a drugs ban.
- by Ben Rumsby
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Paris 2024
‘He’s done nothing wrong’: Chinese prodigy’s Aussie coach tells doubters to take a closer look
Denis Cotterell is dismayed that aspersions are being cast on China’s newest Olympic champion Pan Zhanle.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Paris 2024
The Olympics have never been a fair fight. But what’s happening in boxing and swimming is shameful
Away from celebrities in the stands, execs on their jollies and plenty of world-class sport, there are some pretty serious moral questions being raised at these Games.
- by Andrew Webster
‘Are you scared of China?’: Doping suspicion turns the Paris pool into a well of mistrust
At the start of the Paris Games, a gulf exists between the athletes who have come here to compete and the organisation responsible for keeping sport clean.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Paris 2024
‘Not what the Olympics is about’: Sport integrity chief laments doping cloud over Paris 2024
Outgoing Sport Integrity Australia boss David Sharpe says athletes need clarity about the case of the Chinese swimmers before they trust the anti-doping system.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘We support Peter’: Bol’s Olympic place secure despite revelations in anti-doping hearing
Athletics Australia says Peter Bol’s spot at Paris 2024 will not be affected by the revelations that included the discovery of a screenshot of doping information on his phone.
- by Michael Gleeson
Dirty pool: The ‘disgraceful inconsistency’ exposed by Chinese doping scandal
How 23 Chinese swimmers escaped sanction after failing drug tests has shaken the confidence of clean athletes ahead of Paris 2024, and angered the camp of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.
- by Chip Le Grand and Tom Decent
Opinion
Opinion
The wait of history: How and why East German medals should be reallocated
The GDR athletes were victims of doping, too. But if just a fraction of the 489 medals they won over nine Games were reallocated, it might be a worthwhile and cathartic exercise.
- by Darren Kane
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Olympics
‘Infuriating’: Mack Horton unloads on ‘failed system’ after Chinese doping scandal
The Australian swimmer spent his career championing clean sport. He believes the integrity of “all sport” is under threat following revelations of positive Chinese drug tests.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
AFL 2024
The art of the sporting apology, and how it became a business
Somewhere in the sports world, someone is always apologising, and saying sorry has become a business with its own skill set.
- by Greg Baum
‘He’s a bit of a villain’: Short confident he can beat Sun Yang in Paris … if he’s there
Controversial Chinese swimmer Sun Yang could compete at this year’s Olympics. Australia’s 400m freestyle world champion wants to take him on.
- by Tom Decent
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