marco pantani wrote:
But is he still managed by Gianni De Madonna? How many athletes managed by that company have produced positive drug tests in the last 4 years? If he is still with a management company that has had a lot of athletes test positive in the recent years then his credibility concerning statements he has made is very much reduced.
None, as far as I can tell. Paul Kosgei missed out on some prize money at an event because they required 2 OOC tests in the year before, and IAAF had only tested him once. That's the biggest blemish.
My French is still emerging but SPE15.fr has some info over several articles: interviews, quotes, etc. He recently called arrested agent Rosa arrogant, but otherwise defended him and Claudio. He cast doubt on the word of Jeptoo, saying she's flip flopped on her testimony.
http://spe15.fr/gianni-di-madonna-inquiet-de-la-situation-au-kenya/There's the link if someone with more fluency can find anything interesting. He's been in the management game since before 2000.
I don't like the way Zane races. I never cared for him before I heard about this. But he's earned my respect. This thread, threads about Torrence, Goucher, Magness, Stepenovas, Kipsirio (not doper Kisorio, but the Ugandan sex-abuse whistleblower) all show why nothing changes in the sport. Catch-22 situations of denial, criticism and "still hiding something" accusations when outspoken. Ross Tucker's recent blog post demonstrates that as well.
I can't stop the internet from being what it is, but unfortunately, the internet does stop athletes' integrity from being what it should be. Even worse is that the negative climate of the internet is bland, compared to the actual living situation among death threats. Capriotti's assault on Mackey is small fish to the threats on Kipsirio and presumably Robertson. Go to the police? They'll ask take a bribe, then turn around and just give that guy a tractor tire. Maybe even hold you down while he sets it on fire.
Hope something comes of the information; doing the right thing needs a stronger pattern of effectiveness if we want more to make the right choice.