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Champion athlete Peter Bol hung out to dry by sports administrators
Confidence in Australia’s anti-doping processes have been shattered after the treatment of middle-distance runner Peter Bol.
- The Herald's View
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Sport minister urges WADA to prioritise doping review after Bol case
Australia’s sport minister has called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to prioritise its review of EPO testing to remove ambiguity for athletes, after Olympian Peter Bol was sensationally cleared.
- by Michael Gleeson
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
Opinion
Drugs in sport
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
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Drugs in sport
‘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
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World athletics championships
Peter Bol’s drug test result looks increasingly to be running on empty
Australian runner Peter Bol’s career was brought to a standstill after he was accused of drug cheating but questions about the validity of the test have authorities running for cover.
- The Herald's View
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Drugs in sport
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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Drugs in sport
‘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
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
‘Innocent until proven otherwise:’ Mottram weighs in on Bol saga
Ollie Hoare could become the world’s best middle distance runner according to Craig Mottram who said he wanted to reserve judgement on the issue that has rocked athletics - the doping investigation of Peter Bol.
- by Michael Gleeson
Bol case ‘heartbreaking’, but teammates keep faith in drug-testing system
Australian middle distance champions Ollie Hoare and Stewart McSweyn say they still have confidence in the anti-doping system despite the recent experience of their friend and teammate Peter Bol.
- by Michael Gleeson