Can't we just have normal generational talents that run some races, get popped for doping, make up some kind of phantom condition for the banned substance, and sits out for a couple years? No burrito trucks, no weirdo injuries, no suspicious associations with accused statutory rapists? Just like normal drug cheats? Is that too much to ask?
All part of Kersee and his backers general plan. Wait until next year when Kersee’s crew all have amazing recoveries from injury and post unreal performances. lol
But we still have the mens and womens 1500's and 5's, which are way more exciting that sml running :50 or so and look up to the scoreboard with a wtf look when she finishes
Super fast times and a pretty face. Seems like a weird thing to complain about.
I can't remember totally but didn't Houlihan show the same pattern before she was officially busted; pulling out of races or a vague injury...I truly think I remember something like that.
Bobby can’t help himself talking out of both sides of his mouth:
“The announcement came a month after McLaughlin-Levrone had withdrawn from a high-profile meet in Monaco because of what Kersee cited at the time as a lingering knee issue. McLaughlin-Levrone had continued training in Los Angeles as part of Kersee’s training group until Thursday, when Kersee said he decided to pull her from worlds after consulting with his medical team. He said the medical team agreed McLaughlin-Levrone could run but not without the risk of aggravating an injury he termed “nothing major” into something more damaging. He said he did not believe that risk was worth setting back her training ahead of the Paris Olympics next summer.” LA Times
-She’s had an injury that she hasn’t been able to shake for over a month (likely 6 weeks if called lingering a month ago). Stop insisting it’s “nothing major” if you’re claiming it could cause a setback that could affect her 12 months in the future. I don’t know if it’s an ego thing with him if he can’t accept he botched his training for her this season leaving her injured and unable to compete in the biggest meet of the season. You prepared her poorly, stop downplaying the injury of your most prominent athlete like it’s not a big deal.
So she's had an injury for over a month but still adding meets to her schedule? Sure ...
If she had posted this news on literally any other day I would’ve probably rolled my eyes and been like ok whatever get well soon.
But the timing of this, whether true or not, literally just gives “I tested positive and have a silent deal to not publish anything until the case is resolved”
You arent understanding the process. There are no silent deals. The only person allowed reveal a positive test is the athlete. It has always been that way.
You are correct to assume that if an athlete suddenly goes silent and withdraws from competition it would be fair play to assume the worse.
This is only up until the appeals process has completed.
I completely understand all the skepticism here, and it may be justified. We should remember though that in the NFL, for example, we often see a player getting hurt so we rarely question it. In track and field , we rarely see an injury in competition (and surely not in those who almost never compete), so it is easier to doubt it, and of course many injuries are not of the acute variety. Does this announcement appear dubious? Absolutely, although that doesn’t mean it is not legitimate.
I don't think in the NFL by rule you can deliberately misreport an injury.
I completely understand all the skepticism here, and it may be justified. We should remember though that in the NFL, for example, we often see a player getting hurt so we rarely question it. In track and field , we rarely see an injury in competition (and surely not in those who almost never compete), so it is easier to doubt it, and of course many injuries are not of the acute variety. Does this announcement appear dubious? Absolutely, although that doesn’t mean it is not legitimate.
I don't think in the NFL by rule you can deliberately misreport an injury.
I think Bobby, Sydney, and Athing Mu need to take media training. Their comments make bad situations even worse. They have a tendency to:
1. Only share partial information that leads us to speculate. Why not tell us exactly what type of injury she has?
2. Frame the issue as insignificant (“minor knee issue”), which leads us to get upset that they are missing a major competition.
3. Make it seem as if the only thing that matters is getting ready for the Olympics. Yeah, we know the Olympics are most important, but that doesn’t mean you have to dump on the world championships.
So annoying!
100%. We need to know what the injury is. And I donn't want to hear crap about Hippa. If this was MLB or the NFL, we'd know what the injury is.
If she doubles next year, thought, the media will tell us how grueling and amazing she is to run 1 400 every day for a week.
Next Year's Schdule August 4, 12:35 p.m.: 400 hurdles first round August 5, 11:55 a.m.: 400 first round August 6, 7:45 p.m.: 400 hurdles semis August 7, 8:45 p.m.: 400 semis August 8, 9:05 p.m.: 400 hurdles final August 9, 8:00 p.m.: 400 final August 10, 9:20 p.m.: 4×400 relay final
Kersee is complaining about the schedule but next year's schedule is optimal for SML and NBC. They can hype her up and keep in the news for a full week.
Also optimal for Bol, seeing as she's done that triple once.
I don't think in the NFL by rule you can deliberately misreport an injury.
That is true but it happens.
I don't think it does, it's a very serious infraction.
"The Personnel (Injury) Report Policy has been a cornerstone of public confidence in the NFL for many decades. The credibility of the NFL, teams, owners and team personnel requires full compliance with and uniform enforcement of the policy. The intent is to provide full and complete information on player availability. It is NFL policy that information for dissemination to the public on all injured players be reported in a satisfactory manner by clubs to the league office, the opposing team, local and national media, and broadcast partners each game week of the regular season and postseason (including for the two Super Bowl teams between the Championship Games and Super Bowl). The information must be credible, accurate, timely, and specific within the guidelines of the policy, which is of paramount importance in maintaining the integrity of the game. A violation of the policy may result in Commissioner discipline, which may include a fine on the involved club, fines or suspensions of involved individuals, as well as the possible forfeiture of draft choices by the involved club. Each Public Relations Director is responsible for ensuring that all required injury and practice/game participation information is reported to the NFL Communications Department, and issued to the opposing team, local and national media, broadcast partners, etc., via the NFL Intranet site,"
The key question is whether the knee is bad enough to actually impair her performance now. If she can perform at full strength now then it makes no logical sense to skip.
One way to think about this is to calculate the expected total payoff from running Worlds versus not.
Let's suppose there's a 5% chance that running Worlds would ruin her Olympics. Then simple math shows that it would only be worth skipping Worlds if the value of a chance to prepare for the Olympics is more than 20x higher than the expected value of running Worlds next week.
That's highly doubtful, especially if you factor in the possibility of other injuries between now and Paris, which offset the future value of Paris.
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I don't think it does, it's a very serious infraction.
"The Personnel (Injury) Report Policy has been a cornerstone of public confidence in the NFL for many decades. The credibility of the NFL, teams, owners and team personnel requires full compliance with and uniform enforcement of the policy. The intent is to provide full and complete information on player availability. It is NFL policy that information for dissemination to the public on all injured players be reported in a satisfactory manner by clubs to the league office, the opposing team, local and national media, and broadcast partners each game week of the regular season and postseason (including for the two Super Bowl teams between the Championship Games and Super Bowl). The information must be credible, accurate, timely, and specific within the guidelines of the policy, which is of paramount importance in maintaining the integrity of the game. A violation of the policy may result in Commissioner discipline, which may include a fine on the involved club, fines or suspensions of involved individuals, as well as the possible forfeiture of draft choices by the involved club. Each Public Relations Director is responsible for ensuring that all required injury and practice/game participation information is reported to the NFL Communications Department, and issued to the opposing team, local and national media, broadcast partners, etc., via the NFL Intranet site,"
I don't think it does, it's a very serious infraction.
"The Personnel (Injury) Report Policy has been a cornerstone of public confidence in the NFL for many decades. The credibility of the NFL, teams, owners and team personnel requires full compliance with and uniform enforcement of the policy. The intent is to provide full and complete information on player availability. It is NFL policy that information for dissemination to the public on all injured players be reported in a satisfactory manner by clubs to the league office, the opposing team, local and national media, and broadcast partners each game week of the regular season and postseason (including for the two Super Bowl teams between the Championship Games and Super Bowl). The information must be credible, accurate, timely, and specific within the guidelines of the policy, which is of paramount importance in maintaining the integrity of the game. A violation of the policy may result in Commissioner discipline, which may include a fine on the involved club, fines or suspensions of involved individuals, as well as the possible forfeiture of draft choices by the involved club. Each Public Relations Director is responsible for ensuring that all required injury and practice/game participation information is reported to the NFL Communications Department, and issued to the opposing team, local and national media, broadcast partners, etc., via the NFL Intranet site,"
She didn’t add any meets, she was committed to Brussels in the Spring. I believe it’s a legit injury 100% and her coach is both overly cautious and refusing to believe he’s botched the season.
I don't think it does, it's a very serious infraction.
"The Personnel (Injury) Report Policy has been a cornerstone of public confidence in the NFL for many decades. The credibility of the NFL, teams, owners and team personnel requires full compliance with and uniform enforcement of the policy. The intent is to provide full and complete information on player availability. It is NFL policy that information for dissemination to the public on all injured players be reported in a satisfactory manner by clubs to the league office, the opposing team, local and national media, and broadcast partners each game week of the regular season and postseason (including for the two Super Bowl teams between the Championship Games and Super Bowl). The information must be credible, accurate, timely, and specific within the guidelines of the policy, which is of paramount importance in maintaining the integrity of the game. A violation of the policy may result in Commissioner discipline, which may include a fine on the involved club, fines or suspensions of involved individuals, as well as the possible forfeiture of draft choices by the involved club. Each Public Relations Director is responsible for ensuring that all required injury and practice/game participation information is reported to the NFL Communications Department, and issued to the opposing team, local and national media, broadcast partners, etc., via the NFL Intranet site,"