Mary Akor (drug cheat) on the elite list for Philly

Philly has elites?

Remember the craziness in Austin? Wore a shirt over her bib, repeatedly cut off and allegedly shoved the eventual winner when she tried to pass, etc.?

Did she serve her suspension and is free to compete wherever she wants?

Where can you see the list?

I'm shocked that Mary Akor always makes headlines when she enters a race (rightfully so), but other runners get away with doping.

worldathletics.org

Hirut BEYENE GUANGUL | Profile | World Athletics

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In just 2022, Hirut Beyene won:

-Shelter Island 10K

-United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

-Rock 'n' Roll Atlantic City Half Marathon

-Fairfield Road Races Half Marathon

-Mercedes Birmingham Marathon

-Snickers Albany Marathon

-NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon

http://www.dopingsanctions.com/athletes/287

She has been banned not once, but twice for doping. Both were in-competition testing, which likely indicated she has doped her entire career and continues to do so. Winning tens of thousands this year after multiple doping bans.

Except her name is Beasley now.

She was "busted" for THC. You're both weiners.

You are confused. Its the NYRRC that makes exceptions in their drug policy... I mean exceptions for board members. Ahhh corruption and cronyism the boomer gift that skipped a generation(x) and showed up again with the millennials!

I'm mistaken. I found the rules ..

To be eligible for elite entry or prize purse at any Monumental Event, an athlete must:

Not be currently serving a suspension for use of a banned substance

Not have ever served a ban for use of performance enhancing drugs

Not be represented by coaches and/or agents who have had 2 or more athletes receive such suspensions in the previous 4 years

Not be represented by coaches and/or agents who ever served a ban for use of performance enhancing drugs during their own athletic career

Provide proper documentation proving they are eligible for prize money (form W-9, W-8ECI or W-8BEN)

Consent to random drug testing according to the standards and procedures of USATF, USADA and WADA

**Exceptions made if it's only THC.

So was Sha'Carri Richardson. Double standards suck. What's your point?

She actually accepted a doping sanction after she tested positive for Carboxy-THC, a urinary metabolite that shows up when you've consumed pot. So there's lie number one for you - clearly she's been tested.

Also, lumping someone who busted for weed in the same category as someone who actually doped is bogus and you know it.

Back on topic, Philly letting Mary race is BS and the race directors should be called on it

Popped for weed again**

Really shady using the same verbiage for a failed drug test for weed and PEDs. Kinda shows an agenda

Those are interesting rules. If all races had that, Kipchoge couldn't compete currently (until Rutto's ban from April 2019 will be over four years ago), and Gatlin wouldn't have been allowed back to Worlds and Olympics after his ban, for example. Not to mention countless Rosa athletes!

I believe akor served her time. Although she races in Mexico, where there is no testing. When she got popped, she kept the prize $, which should have rolled down prize money to my wife (4th) . That's why now usually you do not get it on site

In the locked thread about cleaning up the sport I would post that the best way to clean up the sport is to permanently ban after the first offense. It is too bad they don't. I'd also require back pay of all prize money won since you can never know if the cheater got away with it in the past.