Bad Wigins wrote:
"tested positive at US trials" and they wait until now to announce it?
Supposedly due to Covid, the tester was by some outside agency not approved by some governing body. I think it's addressed in the video. But basically, it seemed this athlete escaped on a technicality at the trials, but now that they tested positive in Tokyo they are royally screwed
People often assume that the woman run same distance as the men. So It could be a woman. One in particular has had a very strong last few weeks.
4thYearFreshman wrote:
https://t.co/aih7xmcrXg?amp=1Word is a US athlete has tested positive in Tokyo, technically that is all the information we have. However, in this video the guy quickly waves his phone with the texts from his source. If you go frame by frame, one of the texts reads 110 hurdles
Why would it be a surprise for a US athlete to test positive.
Currently the most corrupt and drug taking nation in the world.
4thYearFreshman wrote:
So far all signs pointing towards Holloway
Please, Please, don't be Holloway, he's one of my favorite athletes :(
Agreed! Please, please don't let it be Holloway. He seems like such a personable guy. Gave a really good (and patient!) TV interview in Madrid earlier this year.
And, isn't he coached by his father? Who is also the U of Florida coach? If rumor is true, this could have some serious ramifications...
Again, I very much hope it is not Grant Holloway!!!
well, team usa instagram just posted a video of holloway doing warm-up. I seriously doubt it's him or it will be super embarrassing
Spainflyer wrote:
4thYearFreshman wrote:
So far all signs pointing towards Holloway
Please, Please, don't be Holloway, he's one of my favorite athletes :(
Agreed! Please, please don't let it be Holloway. He seems like such a personable guy. Gave a really good (and patient!) TV interview in Madrid earlier this year.
And, isn't he coached by his father? Who is also the U of Florida coach? If rumor is true, this could have some serious ramifications...
Again, I very much hope it is not Grant Holloway!!!
+1 on this. Please don't be Holloway.
Spainflyer wrote:
And, isn't he coached by his father? Who is also the U of Florida coach? If rumor is true, this could have some serious ramifications...
Again, I very much hope it is not Grant Holloway!!!
His coach is a distant relative, not his father.
I think Holloway is one of the very best athletes in the world right now.
Having said that, 12.80 is a dirty record, and to approach it cleanly would be extraordinary.
Whoever it is, sprinting continues to suck.
Btw inadmissible evidence due to an ineligible tester is not a “technicality”, it is evidentiary legal bedrock.
Sprintgeezer wrote:
I think Holloway is one of the very best athletes in the world right now.
Having said that, 12.80 is a dirty record, and to approach it cleanly would be extraordinary.
Whoever it is, sprinting continues to suck.
YOU’RE A BALD-FACED LIAR. Aries Merritt was never a dirty athlete! Not even close. LIAR.
Looking forward to the creative explanation they have, beef soup, pork burritos is getting a little old.
No relation between Grant and his coach. There's a video of them saying "maybe he's a distant relative" but just because they have the same name. Usually when they mention his coach they add "no relation" afterward.
Aries is dirty? C'mon. 12.80 is clean record. He had a magical season, both technically and health. His Oly Gold and WR were both flawless performances. Nothing dirty here, nor is 12.80 that out of the realm of what other top hurdlers could do. No magic shoes either.
fully agree wrote:
Aries is dirty? C'mon. 12.80 is clean record. He had a magical season, both technically and health. His Oly Gold and WR were both flawless performances. Nothing dirty here, nor is 12.80 that out of the realm of what other top hurdlers could do. No magic shoes either.
As usual, Sprintgeezer just talking out of his @rse. Only Liu Xiang could compare to Aries in technique, and Aries had wayyyyy more speed.
Tested positive for what? COVID or doping?
What would a Games be without a lie of a positive US test, that is being covered up, that adds to the grand conspiracy of the big bad US cover ups. Folks like Rae have been peddling lies since he was a racer. He is reckless, and lies with a little truth, so it even sounds credible to himself. He is not stable. Never has been but people have given him a pass, like you do the class clown. But in the past year, he has stepped up his social media game, and lives on the shock and awe of it all. Trust, history has shown the US will bust its biggest stars. If someone was popped at trials they would NOT be on this roster and damn sure would not be in Tokyo risking COVID and wasting dollars.
BTW, this is the only source of any hint at a hurdler testing positive. I feel bad for whoever the source is, Rae just blew them up for clout and followers, he is promoting his Youtube videos
eatitdontsmokeit wrote:
Tested positive for what? COVID or doping?
Doping, tested positive at Olympic trials and at Tokyo
Liar wrote:
What would a Games be without a lie of a positive US test, that is being covered up, that adds to the grand conspiracy of the big bad US cover ups. Folks like Rae have been peddling lies since he was a racer. He is reckless, and lies with a little truth, so it even sounds credible to himself. He is not stable. Never has been but people have given him a pass, like you do the class clown. But in the past year, he has stepped up his social media game, and lives on the shock and awe of it all. Trust, history has shown the US will bust its biggest stars. If someone was popped at trials they would NOT be on this roster and damn sure would not be in Tokyo risking COVID and wasting dollars.
BTW, this is the only source of any hint at a hurdler testing positive. I feel bad for whoever the source is, Rae just blew them up for clout and followers, he is promoting his Youtube videos
Well the same day Rae also said a big name male Jamaican athlete had tested positive as well. And guess who's missing in Tokyo? Yohan Blake. Rae's comment section is pointing this out and he seems to be supporting this theory
4thYearFreshman wrote:
So far all signs pointing towards Holloway
-Male Athlete
-Favorite to win event
-Already in Tokyo
-110 Hurdles
Please, Please, don't be Holloway, he's one of my favorite athletes :(
Hoping one of these criteria is wrong so it can be someone else, maybe a female athlete?
Feel the same way. One of my favorites. Just seems like a genuinely good guy, too.
Liar wrote:
What would a Games be without a lie of a positive US test, that is being covered up, that adds to the grand conspiracy of the big bad US cover ups. Folks like Rae have been peddling lies since he was a racer. He is reckless, and lies with a little truth, so it even sounds credible to himself. He is not stable. Never has been but people have given him a pass, like you do the class clown. But in the past year, he has stepped up his social media game, and lives on the shock and awe of it all. Trust, history has shown the US will bust its biggest stars. If someone was popped at trials they would NOT be on this roster and damn sure would not be in Tokyo risking COVID and wasting dollars.
BTW, this is the only source of any hint at a hurdler testing positive. I feel bad for whoever the source is, Rae just blew them up for clout and followers, he is promoting his Youtube videos
Sorry, just to clarify... we're talking about the same federation that allowed a banned athlete to race in the 100 hurdles at the Olympics?
And added a banned drug cheat to the startlist of the women's 1500 and only removing her after public backlash?
Not to mention Ajee Wilson, Jarrion Lawson...
Track and Field in America is as dirty as it is in Russia and almost as corrupt, and saying otherwise is denying facts. They might eventually issue bans, but only reluctantly as a last resort.