Renewed Marathoner wrote:
I just spend a month in turkey. I'm from usa. I was shocked at how westernized and european it felt. Honestly not many women wear hijabs at all. I was in several major cities and some smaller towns too.
I do find the towers screaming the call to prayer incredibly annoying though. Its so ridiculously loud.
Turkey is in Europe... Technically it is on the European/Asian border.
Absolutely nowhere near North Africa as one poster stated...
Ghost1 wrote:
Fighting French maghribians. Baala and Mekhissi.
https://youtu.be/FYcNzjZK8P0
Lol, was that Nick Willis looking to get involved at the end of it?
Coevett wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
Fighting French maghribians. Baala and Mekhissi.
https://youtu.be/FYcNzjZK8P0Lol, was that Nick Willis looking to get involved at the end of it?
Yep the Kiwi gentleman was there as the arbitrator. But in the end the officials took care of the situation
ex-runner wrote:
Renewed Marathoner wrote:
I just spend a month in turkey. I'm from usa. I was shocked at how westernized and european it felt. Honestly not many women wear hijabs at all. I was in several major cities and some smaller towns too.
I do find the towers screaming the call to prayer incredibly annoying though. Its so ridiculously loud.
Turkey is in Europe... Technically it is on the European/Asian border.
Absolutely nowhere near North Africa as one poster stated...
Only 3 % of Istanbul is within Europe, the rest of Turkey lies in Asia.
Guilt by association. He is insulating himself from suspicion.
One thing I don't really understand is that, say if we are the dopers, would you put those stuffs in your bag and drop it carelessly at a foreign training center?
SpeechIess wrote:
npurdy1112 wrote:
“The night I rummaged through the bag was to see if there were any new prototype tips. I read that I was jealous ... that's not it at all. It's just that at one point it shocks me to see so many products. The reactions make me laugh, because in the story it seems that I am the bad guy when the only thing I did that was not correct: it was to have rummaged in a bag that not mine. But when I found out about it, I had to speak out and I'm very proud of it. The reactions mainly come from people of Algerian origin. It is important not to touch the hero of the nation, it seems. [...] I did a good deed, I try to make my sport as clean as possible by clearing all the cheaters - at my humble level. I think it's good to open your mouth and not be afraid to say things. Cheaters should be on their farms or their homes, not on the slopes. It's my point of view. "
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So, do you agree with his words?
So he was violating private property. What a hero.
Isn't it funny how exposing a cheat leads to scorn.
Yet we had 68 million people voting for trump today. I suspect you are one of them if you are America
covidaladociuos wrote:
SpeechIess wrote:
So he was violating private property. What a hero.
Isn't it funny how exposing a cheat leads to scorn.
Yet we had 68 million people voting for trump today. I suspect you are one of them if you are America
Please go to another thread with your silly American politics. There are many other opportunities on this forum to do so.
Gressier wasn't looking for spikes lol, he had a hunch and went snooping. Same hunch a lot of us have had for quite a while
letsbang wrote:
Gressier wasn't looking for spikes lol, he had a hunch and went snooping. Same hunch a lot of us have had for quite a while
You may be right about JG but unfortunately he went about it in totally the wrong way and now the case is very complicated and will be very difficult to prove against TMAK.
When TMAK left the training center in Paris in January 2020 to go on a training stint in South Africa he never imagined that he would be blocked from going back to Paris in March 2020 (Covid travel blockages), however it is doubtful that he would’ve been stupid enough to leave incriminating products in his room in any shape or form. If he was really a gangster he would’ve found similar minded people in Paris, where there are thousands (of bad guys ), to leave his booty in safe hands during his enforced absence.
However all of this is conjecture and the case is really messy. I’m not sure what the future holds for TMAK but I think most law experts at this time would say that the case against him cannot be proved in court. I am not even sure it will go that far.
600 Metres 1:15.7h * San Diego, CA (USA) 30 JUL 1984 1122
800 Metres 1:45.55 Lausanne (SUI) 30 JUN 1983 1157
1000 Metres 2:17.69 Nice (FRA) 16 JUL 1985 1124
4x400 Metres Relay 3:12.5h * Donetsk (URS) 21 AUG 1977 1006
4x800 Metres Relay 7:13.6h Bourges (FRA) 23 JUN 1979 NR 1163
Philippe Dupont (Born in 1958) is a former French international 800 m runner with the best time of 1:45. Above, his best times from his competitive days. He is Taoufik Makhloufi’s coach.
The latest news from this coach is that he he has no knowledge about illegal products in TMak’s room.
Dupont is the national French coach for middle distances and distance running. He also coached Amdouni but stopped coaching him after Doha 2019. He is also Mekhissi’s coach, The superstar steeplechaser. Coaching Mekhissi is not an easy task because Mekhissi is an athlete who does not trust people and coaches with ease and it takes a lot of work to gain his confidence. Dupont has to use his psychological skills to gain the trust of Mekhissi who comes from a very rough background.
When Mekhissi was disqualified for winning the European championship steeple chase his coach had to persuade him to run the 1500 m which he then won in great style.
Mekhissi’s great 1500 after his disqualification for his victory in the 3000 m steeplechase for taking off his shirt. Euro Champs.
Ghost1 wrote:
Mehdi Belhadj
800 Metres 1:49.77 St-Maur (FRA) 17 JUN 2015 1033
1500 Metres 3:38.13 Tomblaine, Nancy (FRA) 22 JUN 2019 1132
3000 Metres 8:31.25 Montgeron (FRA) 14 MAY 2017 880
3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:22.06 Stade Raymond Troussier, Decines (FRA) 29 AUG 2020 1157
10 Kilometres 28:51 Houilles (FRA) 29 DEC 2019 1063
First of all. There were two athletes involved in the search of the bag. They were Jimmy Gressier and Mehdi Belhadj, a 3:38/8:22 (1500/3000 chase) performer who happens to be Jimmy’s training partner on many occasions. Some points.
1. In my book 1st of all these to athletes have lost a lot of credibility especially jimmy for actually having the temerity to look into another athletes bag which is private property. This is tantamount to theft.
2. Because Jimmy admitted to actually going into a bag that was not his property as far as I’m concerned the case is closed because any products couldn’t have been put into the bag for the athlete to be framed even if that is not the case.
3. The syringes and other paraphernalia may seem suspicious but there are many supplements which can be used with these items.
You know, Jimmy used to be my hero but he is gone down a lot in my estimation with this act whether he’s right or wrong and it will be very difficult case to solve in the future because of this.The syringes and other paraphernalia may seem suspicious but there are many supplements which can be used with these items.
You know, Jimmy used to be my hero but he has gone down a lot in my estimation with this act whether he’s right or wrong and it will be very difficult case to solve in the future because of this. The self-confessed junk food eating athlete is a wonderful runner but he has gone down a lot in my estimation because of this.
It will be a very difficult case to solve now that they have admitted going in there and looking in the bag.
You always take the side of dopers
Wow, thank you!
As much as I don't like dopers, I will punch you in the face if I caught someone searching through my bag.
Ghost1 wrote:
600 Metres 1:15.7h * San Diego, CA (USA) 30 JUL 1984 1122
800 Metres 1:45.55 Lausanne (SUI) 30 JUN 1983 1157
1000 Metres 2:17.69 Nice (FRA) 16 JUL 1985 1124
4x400 Metres Relay 3:12.5h * Donetsk (URS) 21 AUG 1977 1006
4x800 Metres Relay 7:13.6h Bourges (FRA) 23 JUN 1979 NR 1163
Philippe Dupont (Born in 1958) is a former French international 800 m runner with the best time of 1:45. Above, his best times from his competitive days. He is Taoufik Makhloufi’s coach.
The latest news from this coach is that he he has no knowledge about illegal products in TMak’s room.
Dupont is the national French coach for middle distances and distance running. He also coached Amdouni but stopped coaching him after Doha 2019. He is also Mekhissi’s coach, The superstar steeplechaser. Coaching Mekhissi is not an easy task because Mekhissi is an athlete who does not trust people and coaches with ease and it takes a lot of work to gain his confidence. Dupont has to use his psychological skills to gain the trust of Mekhissi who comes from a very rough background.
When Mekhissi was disqualified for winning the European championship steeple chase his coach had to persuade him to run the 1500 m which he then won in great style.
You’re not helping matters by also connecting Amdouni to DuPont (Makhloufi’s coach). Makhloufi has enough troubles, I think!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.leparisien.fr/amp/sports/athletisme-morhad-amdouni-soupconne-de-dopage-repond-aux-accusations-11-01-2020-8234064.phpActually, coach Dupont severed links with Amdouni following Doha 2019. Coaches cannot follow their athletes 24/7 but coach Dupont is an honorable guy and if he ever got wind of something untoward from one of his athletes he would sever links with them as happened here in this case.
Coach Dupont ran 1:45 for 800 back in 1983 with less than ideal conditions and training just 45-60 minutes per day, but not even every day. He knows all about preparing athletes.
Ghost1 wrote:
Actually, coach Dupont severed links with Amdouni following Doha 2019. Coaches cannot follow their athletes 24/7 but coach Dupont is an honorable guy and if he ever got wind of something untoward from one of his athletes he would sever links with them as happened here in this case.
Coach Dupont ran 1:45 for 800 back in 1983 with less than ideal conditions and training just 45-60 minutes per day, but not even every day. He knows all about preparing athletes.
I’m assuming a former Aden athlete with a dubious record and/or an athlete beating up a 14 year old mascot is not seen as untoward.
TrackCoach wrote:
As much as I don't like dopers, I will punch you in the face if I caught someone searching through my bag.
THIS .. and it has no statute of limitations
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere’s Jimmy!