Gatlin flies in the face of conspiracy

"John" wrote:

Everyone talks about the IAAF protecting certain athletes that are "too big to fail."

Funny, I've never heard anyone talk about that.

Lol oh yeah? Never heard anyone say that about Bolt or Farah or el guerrouj? Didn't read the thread about the impending IAAF drug busts? Ok..

Never.

I roll my eyes at you, huh

And I at those who exaggerate so much.

That ain't me, friend. I am only suggesting Gatlin's presence disproves those conspiracy theories. He tarnishes the IAAF and puts Nike in an uncomfortable position without that much potential gain.

I hope he does drop a 9.4x. The reactions would be priceless.

You said "everyone talks". That's an exaggeration.

That is the part of my post you picked to comment on? Ok that should be obvious an exaggeration. What i meant was "many excited posters on this forum." Forgive me..

Many? I think that's an exaggeration too. You're the only one I've seen posting about it.

Many, without a doubt. Strange that u picked that point to contend with, but whatever.

"John" wrote:

That ain't me, friend. I am only suggesting Gatlin's presence disproves those conspiracy theories. He tarnishes the IAAF and puts Nike in an uncomfortable position without that much potential gain.

I hope he does drop a 9.4x. The reactions would be priceless.

But, you aren't thinking about the National Sports Federation or the IAAF.

A national federation gets money to "win" and simultaneously, supposedly make sure athletes conform to rules like anti-doping. The greatest incentives are to win.

IAAF gets money/IOC influence by attracting viewers. There is no incentive to strongly enforce anti-doping.

Add to that the opportunity to collect bribes on anti-doping violations and it's a potent cocktail of drugs and money that the sports federation control without any oversight.

Which, is why, the cheapest way forward is to grant WADA the authority to open cases.

That's an obvious exaggeration. So is "Gatlin flies".

Hahah running 9.4x might as well be flying ;)

You're talking about a rumored time in practice. Get a grip.

Oh hey. Setting PRs at his age, after his suspension, after his doping.. This guy makes a mockery of the sport.

Tell us about the proof you have, or else STFU.

Probably most accurate to model the IAAF/WADA/collective governing agencies as a host of competing interests. Some people have money on Gaitlin, some would have benefited from him being removed -- hard to make a single prediction about a particular athlete.

Probably most accurate to model the IAAF/WADA/collective governing agencies as a host of competing interests. Some people have money on Gaitlin, some would have benefited from him being removed -- hard to make a single prediction about a particular athlete.

I'm not surprised that Nike signed Gatlin or Gay

Bolt is not with Nike, I think he's with Puma, and all the general public cares about is "the fastest man in the world", Bolt is still the 100m/200m and he's going to get the most attention and has been in track and field, Nike probably doesn't like that

They need a sprinter to compete with that, only Gatlin can, you might have Nike for signing him but you can't deny the fact that he's one of the more influential return investors for Nike

Look how many people are paying attention to this Gatlin vs Bolt, and don't sleep on Gay, Nike might lose a couple fans cause people are adamant about doping, but its all about the money, we all know that