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Australian road cyclist suspended over alleged doping violation

Australian road cyclist suspended over alleged doping violation

Rob Stannard has denied using a prohibited substance but will miss the world championships in Glasgow after learning that he had been provisionally suspended.

  • by Ian Chadband

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Why wrongly accused Peter Bol deserves an apology

Why wrongly accused Peter Bol deserves an apology

Bol has been cleared, but his accusers have not. There are now a litany of questions federal sports minister Anika Wells must answer.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Peter Bol has finally been cleared of doping, but he deserves answers about his treatment
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Peter Bol has finally been cleared of doping, but he deserves answers about his treatment

The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.

  • by Andrew Webster
The old acquaintance with a chequered history who is backing Flanagan
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NRL 2023

The old acquaintance with a chequered history who is backing Flanagan

Darren Hibbert, a central figure during disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank’s time at Cronulla, strongly endorsed the Dragons’ decision to give Shane Flanagan another chance in the top job.

  • by Danny Weidler
‘It wasn’t racism, it was incompetence’: Peter Bol on botched doping case
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‘It wasn’t racism, it was incompetence’: Peter Bol on botched doping case

Sports Integrity Australia and the federal sports minister have refused to comment on independent test results that cleared the runner of using EPO.

  • by Andrew Webster
Peter Bol deserves a Senate inquiry into handling of his doping case
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Peter Bol

Peter Bol deserves a Senate inquiry into handling of his doping case

Serious questions remain about the conduct and competence of the government agencies involved. Those questions must be answered.

  • by Andrew Webster
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‘Catastrophic blunder’: Independent testing reveals Peter Bol did not use EPO

‘Catastrophic blunder’: Independent testing reveals Peter Bol did not use EPO

Peter Bol’s legal team claims “inexperience and incompetence at the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory led to an incorrect determination”.

  • by Andrew Webster
Is public shaming the right response to handling illicit drugs in the AFL?
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AFL 2023

Is public shaming the right response to handling illicit drugs in the AFL?

The AFL’s three-strikes policy, with a suspension kicking in after the second strike, prioritises rehabilitation. Bailey Smith and Jack Ginnivan each received two-game bans for conduct unbecoming. Essentially, they were punished for being caught.

  • by Marc McGowan
Payne to face tribunal after horse tests positive to banned race day substance

Payne to face tribunal after horse tests positive to banned race day substance

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne says a Racing Victoria charge over a horse she trained that returned a positive drug sample is “a learning curve” which has taught her to allow extra time after any veterinary treatment.

  • by Jackson Graham
Bol ‘more motivated than ever’ after EPO test, suspension

Bol ‘more motivated than ever’ after EPO test, suspension

Peter Bol believes whatever he does now – run fast or slow – it will only reinforce prejudice in some people’s minds, so doubters be damned.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Why Peter Bol’s troubles could be far from over regardless of B-sample result
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Why Peter Bol’s troubles could be far from over regardless of B-sample result

People get too hung up on this B-sample stuff; a “use” charge could be established just on analysis of one of the samples.

  • by Darren Kane