So all three russians get DQd for doping in the women's 800m. Thank goodness Seb Coe banned them all from Rio 2016 and now because of their invasion of Ukraine.
We shouldn’t give bronze medals to people who did not finish 3rd. If you want to take away the medal from someone for “doping,” that’s one thing. But don’t give it to someone who didn’t earn it.
That's like saying victims should not be compensated for crimes. If someone is doping they gained their medal by fraudulent means and their competitors did not have a fair chance to compete. They are the "victims" and the least that can be done is to compensate them belatedly with the medal that was stolen from them.
guess we have to wait for world athletics/AIU to confirm. Most of the time the russian media gets the news first as authorities let the athletes know then go public.
Montaño is the gold medalist in my book. Besides 2nd being a doper, 1st and 3rd were men.
Looking back at the results, 5th place was also a man, and there were two other dopers. So 6th placer Janeth Jepkosgei is the silver medalist in my book, and the bronze would literally have to be someone from the semis. Only two legit runners in the finals lol.
Based on original results Montano was 5th in London because russian savinova, who won, beating caster semenya, was already disqualified for doping earlier. Guy saying no to upgrades is wrong
We shouldn’t give bronze medals to people who did not finish 3rd. If you want to take away the medal from someone for “doping,” that’s one thing. But don’t give it to someone who didn’t earn it.
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