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Champion athlete Peter Bol hung out to dry by sports administrators
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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.

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Sport minister urges WADA to prioritise doping review after Bol case
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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

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

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

‘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

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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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
For Peter Bol, the damage that has been done cannot be fully undone

For Peter Bol, the damage that has been done cannot be fully undone

When the runner was drug tested 26 times in one year, he thought it was excessive, but it wasn’t until airport security took his phone and laptop that he connected the dots.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Athletics Australia chiefs reject leak accusation from Bol’s coach

Athletics Australia chiefs reject leak accusation from Bol’s coach

Athletics Australia’s president and chief executive have rejected calls by Peter Bol’s coach for CEO Peter Bromley to stand down pending an inquiry into the leaking of the Australian athlete’s provisional doping ban.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Bol’s provisional doping ban lifted
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Bol’s provisional doping ban lifted

Australian runner Peter Bol’s provisional ban for testing positive to EPO has been lifted after a test of his B sample did not confirm the A sample result, prompting his lawyer to criticise Sport Integrity Australia and the sport’s governing body for the treatment of the champion runner.

  • by Michael Gleeson