My problem with Hajo Seppelt at this point is that his story and conclusions are premature. It's as if he was under time pressure to show something. Maybe he deserves some credit for kick-starting a deeper investigation, but we don't know yet whether this investigation will find a mountain or a mole-hill. And expressive words like "widespread", "rife", and "rampant" (not to mention "tip of the iceberg") just appeal to emotion.I did find it interesting though, that this ground breaking investigative journalist does not consider Renato Canova suspicious. From the previous interview: http://can.milesplit.com/articles/99564-hajo-seppelt-kenyan-doping-exposed"HS: We did not talk to foreign coaches except Renato Canova. He never told us anything about that (what Kiplagat calls "doping lies"). And we have never published any suspicion about him."Considering the standard of evidence required for Seppelt to publish suspicions, this seems like a pretty strong indication that Canova is not linked to the "widespread" doing that Seppelt is investigating.I wonder if this will keep anyone quiet for a while.
Athleticsillustrated wrote:
Here a doping expert and journalist speaks of this tip of the iceberg a little:
http://can.milesplit.com/articles/101299-hajo-seppelt-interview-on-apparent-kenyan-doping