Hamza Driouch listed to run Australian 1500m Championships this coming weekend

Good post and points.

Raises 2 questions though:

Why was Aden not banned?

Did Hamza not withdraw his allegations against Aden?

So he either lied initially or got paid off then withdrew his allegations. Either way not a picture of innocence

Hamza ran 3:55 to place 4th in his heat at the Australian Athletics Championships in the 1500m. He looked nothing like he did 3 years ago. He also failed to qualify for the finals in the 800m which in Australia isn't saying much as the country rarely produces sub 1:45 runners.

Sorry I have made a mistake he did not run the 800m that was another of Qatar athletes that failed to qualify. Not sure why these athletes travelled to Australia for such poor results.

casualobserver wrote:

Sorry I have made a mistake he did not run the 800m that was another of Qatar athletes that failed to qualify. Not sure why these athletes travelled to Australia for such poor results.

I find it so funny that the Qatari players that trash talk about them was being said actually gained something from this event. They remained calm, collected and well mannered even though trash talk was thrown at them in all directions. Today 1 of them got the gold medal in the steeplechase. Another one was in the top 8 for the 1500. The 800m race was unlucky for 1 of them, because well if you saw the race there was pushing and shoving and no sense of sportsmanship whatsoever which ruined the chance of him moving forward. About Hamza, he hasn't ran in 3 years, how about we cut him a bit of break? I wanna see you stop something for a while then get back to it. Its atrocious what i've been reading about them and how people have the audacity to trash talk any player from any other country. This situation showed everybody how well composed they are, how they have a real sense of sportsmanship. Shame on all of you, its 2017. Move forward, be happy for others and let go of the negativity thats inside you all. More importantly focus on bigger matters than them

ANZAC wrote:

Aussies are pretty tough people. Can't someone just strongarm him out of the race and perform the duty that the sport's governing bodies are not prepared to do?

This Aussie kid came to brawl.

El Keniano wrote:

ANZAC wrote:

Aussies are pretty tough people. Can't someone just strongarm him out of the race and perform the duty that the sport's governing bodies are not prepared to do?

This Aussie kid came to brawl.

casualobserver wrote:

Not sure why these athletes travelled to Australia for such poor results.

Because their government is paying them too. All expenses paid, plus wages, trip to Australia or stay in Qatar training, tough call that.

Bravo, Bravo well said.....Hamza was caught using drugs and had the chance to turn his coach in but backed down. I am perfectly sure he is a great person but the reality is that he earned a living by cheating. Now what is an athlete from Qatar doing racing in Australia unless it is fully funded. I am very curious why these athletes are here racing our Nationals and not sure it is something Australia should be embracing. I am all about giving athletes second chances for mistakes but the worst is that he had the chance to out his coach and he backed down and didn't do it. Have you ever tried to make any money out of this sport? Have you ever went to a race to try to win a $1000 but 15 Kenyans show up? Making a living in distance running is almost impossible. When you have some athlete coming from Qatar that is probably fully funded it turns people the wrong way. On the topic of Hamza not doing anything for 3 years that is a poor excuse and that is his problem. When he ran 2:17 as a 16 year old I watched in awe. Not anymore, but I do hope he along with his team mates enjoyed their time down under.

If you have a problem with the Qatari team, talk to them directly, if you are a man

THank you for once again helping buttress my point. you continue to toss out opinion as fact, without offering a single link to a peer reviewed study proving or supporting what you claim. Obviously there's huge gains to be made by doping, WHILE YOU"RE DOPING, but we've yet to make a conclusive link to long term benefits. I suspect there may well be but there is NO CONCLUSIVE PROOF and, until there is, I won't be on the interwebs offering unsubstantiated opinion as "facts," alternative or otherwise.