Considering the debate about the East German sports machine, I was fortunate
to spend a few weeks in East Germany in the days after the Berlin Wall came
down. I did a documentary on it and also included what I learned in my book,
Taboo. Below are a few excerpts that might put some of these issues
The Electronic Telegraph
Saturday 16 December 2000
Tom Knight
MORE than 200 creditors of the British Athletic Federation have been left
facing further weeks of anguish following Diane Modahl's decision to appeal
against her failed High Court action.
Modahl, the former Commonwealth 800 metres
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The question of technology in the walks is not simple. In addition to
the apparently unreliable performance of anything now available, there
are other problems. The rules are very explicit that "... no visible
(to the human eye) loss of contact occurs." (Rule