- Olympic silver medallist Raven Saunders banned for 18 months for whereabouts failure Can we give some mega kudos for Saunders for not making excuses of blaming anyone else? While a lot of stressful events were going on, she has said, "As a veteran I definitely should’ve done better and I take full responsibility for my actions.... I’ve always been an advocate of clean sport. I’ll be back to claim the throne Feb 15th 2024!"
- Ugly spats erupts between Portugal’s Olympic triple jump champs Neither Nelson Évora and Pedro Pichardo was born in Portugal but Pichardo got his citizenship almost instantly and Évora isn't happy about it years later. Pichardo has had enough and fired back.
*MB: Portugese triple jump Olympic champs throw huge verbal blows: "I am not a prostitute..I am better than you, accept it." - More crazy non-distance news: Biological male hurdler helps girls team win MA state title Can you guess which athlete is a biological male in this photo?