Raes Take: FBI showed up to an agent's AND coach's house...

Sprintgeezer wrote:

It’s cool, in a way, to see huge times—but it’s also cool to see guys who might be clean, like the Japanese, running right around 10-flat. You just have to adjust your calibration. Forget about all the insane times after BJ, and anywhere near 10-flat becomes fantastic.

Immediately post Bolt I thought we might settle in to a lot more races like that, and it seemed to be the case for a while. And you’re right, those 10.0 and 9.9 races honestly were super fun and competitive. (Yamagata finally breaking ten was a great moment this year). Maybe the Olympics swayed things back though and the times ‘had to’ go down

nES wrote:

jabouko wrote:

Yeah, I am already somewhat cynical but this one would really be a bummer to hear. I genuinely hope the athletes did not know what was going into their bodies or were otherwise duped by trainers/agents.

What’re you talking about? It’s their 100% responsibility to know what they’re putting into their body.

@you and @dullard

You are right, I am being naive here. I want to believe they don’t know, but you are correct.

I predict that this will be posted on TF&N tonight and promptly deleted by GH. Ostrich heads in the sand.

FartKing69 wrote:

I don't recall wrote:

You can't post a link, because you're wrong, eh? Rana is/was not Wilson's coach.

Whoops, I googled this for 60 seconds and that's what I thought I read. I could definitely be wrong. Looks like he's Blessing's coach though, right?

Yes, he did coach Blessing... but so have many others... and that is where some questions arise.

Rana is absolutely one of the best all-around coaches on the planet. The guy is sharp, period. He's had A LOT of medals in the past thirteen years, and Blessing is his first athlete to test positive. I will not be surprised if Blessing was on a regimen unknown to Rana. I'm not saying he's squeaky clean, but he definitely would not have her in a position to test positive at that point of the year. He's much smarter than that.

Can somebody summarize and translate the videos? I tried to listen but I think the guy was drunk or something... I could barely understand what he was saying and I don't have the time or the time or energy to sit through the entire video… Thanks in advance!

I don’t watch the vids.

Any update on this? Is it real, ie will anything actually happen, or is Rae being his usual sensationalistic and gossipy self?

That whole crew really doesn’t seem to understand anything legit like official procedure, and why should they? They’re sprinters, after all.

But don’t take what they say as either true or complete, especially not complete. Yeah they know some inside info, but that’s only half the story—the other part is how it fits together and how it fits within the context of law and regulation.

poetknowit wrote:

Can somebody summarize and translate the videos? I tried to listen but I think the guy was drunk or something... I could barely understand what he was saying and I don't have the time or the time or energy to sit through the entire video… Thanks in advance!

Sounds a little racist

THINK MARK THINK wrote:

poetknowit wrote:

Can somebody summarize and translate the videos? I tried to listen but I think the guy was drunk or something... I could barely understand what he was saying and I don't have the time or the time or energy to sit through the entire video… Thanks in advance!

Sounds a little racist

… I don't care what color skin someone has, but if I can't understand what they are saying I will typically ask someone else to assist. I'm sure the speaker had something to share, but his odd way of talking in circles, and laughing, along with a thick dialect made it difficult for me to understand.

This seems to indicate that Rana Reider was not the coach of Alex Wilson (9.84 fake time/19.89 presumably also fake).

It lists Clarence Callender as his "trainer" and quotes Rana Reider as being skeptical of the times above.

Wilson tested positive for Tren in 2018, by the way, as well as this year's test. The Tren he said came from eating at a Jamaican restaurant in the U.S.

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https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-international/item/85480-swiss-sprinter-alex-wilson-to-miss-olympics-through-suspension&quot

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Well, it looks like Rae has posted another vid in which he says it’s “all rumors”.

NO EFFING KIDDING, WHAT A GENIUS😱

So at this point it’s more of the back-row kids gossiping during class.

Laughable. And sad. I await any verified facts. Like I said it’s a big machine, with some powerful local political interests in the southern US.

Whatever happened to the top American hurdler he claimed had popped during the olympics?

He said it was going to make news during the olympics.

Who is CJ?

TextingLaws wrote:

Who is CJ?

Ujah

If you think Rae's take is a credible source of information....you are not thinking critically..He always claims to have this information...but only heard pieces of the rumour.....

He also. said several Jamaican athletes tested positive and this year's Tokyo Olympics

First comment I have seen that makes sense