1:20 half marathoner banned by AIU...

Yes. Low hanging fruit. Rich, sophisticated dopers are impossible to catch (unless the pharmacist screws up and adds too much nandrolone into the Clear 2.1), so the AIU goes for tier II and III runners to bump up their stats.

It says in the article she tested positive at the race. So for one, you have to be pretty careless to get popped at competition. Two, a lot of races test the top ten automatically no matter the time.

who is testing 1:20 runners????

Apparently running 1:20 for a chick must be a huge thing there.

this is for POSSESSION

listed with Zambia / USA

probably the tip of the iceberg for nobodies doing what not, if there is no reward or taking of prize money, I could care less. knock yourself out.

3rd world used to no rules for whatever and for ever will pop every time

they will adjust soon, however, with Bro science adjustments,

Honestly yeah it's a bit of a joke but I would love it if every 40+ year old in triathlon taking testosterone & whatever else they can get their hands on got popped. They're taking world championship slots from people training hard, with family/work obligations, and doing things the right way. No money is at stake but even if you're beating age groupers dirty you're cheating someone. I'm sure plenty of people cheat to a BQ.

Someone who is spending someone else's money.

I didn't know you could get banned for not even running sub 6 minute pace lol. I also feel like she probably didn't care that much, since she's not a pro athlete. On to the next one lol

IQ test...

I broke 80 in the half by ten seconds

Sha'dopey.

For those too lazy to read the article, a.) this was in India, and b.) she was entered in the elite field in a recent half marathon. I don't follow Indian running closely, but aside from their ace javelin thrower, I can't even remember the last time I heard of an Indian athlete in the context of global athletics, which leads me to suspect an 80 minute half is at least marginally more competitive there than here. And regardless, if entered in the elite field anywhere, drug testing is certainly fair game, notwithstanding the dubiousness of an 80-minute half marathon athlete gaining entry into the elite field in the first place.

The number of people who try and qualify with downhill revel-like courses confirms this.