Probably received the USADA Yellow card. The courtesy big name no press suspension.
not the press wrote:
Probably received the USADA Yellow card. The courtesy big name no press suspension.
But he hasn't pulled out of the more prestigious European Championships yet though?
scared of getting caught........ by the kenyans on the last lap.
The marathon was a waste
Do you guys think that the sack race WR took too much out of him?
Hhhhhhhggg wrote:
The marathon was a waste
He got a ton of money, though it seems like he won't be making more if he keeps on at this rate.
That's a shame. The Commonwealth Games just got a lot less interesting. At least Bolt is still in the 4x1 and Rudisha is running.
Mo Farah = the next Ryan Hall
The east Europeans in the "bad old days" used to test their athletes just before major champs to ensure no embarrassing positives emerged at the games. There were usually some very late withdrawals. Looking at the GB athletes (not just Farah) who have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games it would be easy for a cynic to get a little bit suspicious!!
DOPER
all NOPers are dopers
mark b wrote:
The east Europeans in the "bad old days" used to test their athletes just before major champs to ensure no embarrassing positives emerged at the games. There were usually some very late withdrawals. Looking at the GB athletes (not just Farah) who have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games it would be easy for a cynic to get a little bit suspicious!!
wasn't just the eastern bloc you know
the US did it too
he's been in hospital. not surprised he pulled out.
too much dope
he'll be joining paula radcliffe on commentary soon as an esteemed former athlete
after he gets his knighthood
Because it's what champions do.
The lad needs to learn something from one of America's presidents while he is over there.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." - Theodore Roosevelt
Not good. He's by far Britain's best hope. He'd still almost certainly medal. But instead he doesn't race at all.
His body isn't telling him it's not ready to race yet, it's just telling him he's not 100% certain for gold so he wont even try.
Just confirmed.
Salazar sabotaged his career so that Rupp can have a better chance at gold in 2016
It's certainly Farah's right to do whatever he wants and coming back from a marathon isn't easy.
That being said, when people who wonder why track and field isn't more popular, this is the perfect example of the inherent aspects of the sport that make it not popular. There is no required, set schedule.
Can you imagine an NFL athlete skipping a playoff game because he's not 100%? Of course not.
Yet in track, everything is basically practice for the athletes except for the major championships and for the very top stars like Farah, i guess Commonwealths at home in the UK don't even count - the only championship that truly matters is the Olympics/Worlds.
Track and field is largely a sport that results in the top stars being paid for being their own brand. I guess it's better for the brand of Mo Farah and Usain Bolt to not race at all than it is to race and maybe finish second or third.
But it's not good for the sport.
He's going to get ready for Europeans? Where he won't face anyone from Kenya? As a fan, that doesn't excite me.
Not sure why Farah is so afraid of getting beaten. Most of his pro career, up until a few years ago, he got pounded by multiple people on a regular basis, so it's not like he can't take it mentally.
As far as damaging his image - I think he would actually gain a lot of fans if he went out there and at least put in an effort, since the Games are on home territory, and if he came up with a minor medal or two, most would see that as a valiant effort.