Agence France-Presse
LIEVEN, France (February 21, 2002 02:12 PM EST) - The controversial
Russian distance runner Olga Yegorova has not been invited to run in
Sunday's indoor athletics meeting because she failed to meet the
organizers' family-friendly criteria.
A French promoter has also hit on
If I recall, Yegorova tested positive on her A sample,
but was reinstated because there were problems with
the B sample.
Interestingly enough, if Yegorova was American, her
name never would have disclosed to the public, based
on current USADA procedures, and she would have been
allowed to
Yegorova had only an A positive,
yet her name was dragged through the mud at the World
Championships. Sounds like she has good grounds for a
law suit if she was American.
Why? The World Championships were in Canada. Cases are
usually filed in the jurisdiction where an alleged offense
has
John Sun Wrote:
Yegorova had only an A positive
Do I recall this incorrectly? I thought Yeg (nice nickname RT) failed the
urine test (A B) but was re-instated partly because the test is new and
not yet completely vetted for use, and partly because a concurrent blood
test was not performed to
Where are you hearing this?
It was the Brits who were burning Yeg at the stake-
especially a certain Brit female who threatened to
skip
the Edmonton final over the presence of Yeg.
Just look at the subject line to the original post.
Due to the media , I think most people (including
myself)
In a message dated Fri, 22 Feb 2002 8:40:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, Buck Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
John Sun Wrote:
Yegorova had only an A positive
Do I recall this incorrectly? I thought Yeg (nice nickname RT) failed the
urine test (A B) but was re-instated partly because the
Slightly off topic (which may well be a good thing), but anyone else find
the Korean speed skating delegation's argument amusing? You know, the one
about their skater getting disqualified for a rules infraction and how the
winner should be decided on the ice. If I'm not mistaken, it was in
--- Dan Kaplan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Slightly off topic (which may well be a good thing),
but anyone else find
the Korean speed skating delegation's argument
amusing? You know, the one
about their skater getting disqualified for a rules
infraction and how the
winner should be decided
In a message dated Fri, 22 Feb 2002 4:39:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, John Sun
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
--- Dan Kaplan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Slightly off topic (which may well be a good thing),
but anyone else find
the Korean speed skating delegation's argument
amusing? You
It's also ironic that in those same Seoul Oympics an
American boxer (whose name escapes me but recently was
mentioned again during the pairs figure skating
fiasco) was denied a gold medal even though it was
said he clearly defeated the South Korean boxer in the
final. Maybe it was karmic
Yegorova not 'family friendly' enough for French event
Agence France-Presse
LIEVEN, France (February 21, 2002 02:12 PM EST) - The controversial
Russian distance runner Olga Yegorova has not been invited to run in
Sunday's indoor athletics meeting because she failed to meet the
organizers'
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