Christian Coleman Issues Statement; Expects To Be Cleared In Hearing On September 4th

It is exactly that simple if CC has no valid excuse for being away intentionally or unintentionally, or there are no equitable grounds for invoking discretion if he has no such valid excuse.

Stop being a fanboy. If you know the specific facts, tell us—if not, then your abstract feelings on the specific subject of this event are of no value, because nobody cares what you feel about the issue.

This is not an issue where feelings are relevant.

I say let more info come out and then have at it—and that applies to everyone.

Armstronglivs wrote:

Lenny Leonard wrote:

+1 I’m with Whatley.

What’s bad for the credibility of the sport is an overemphasized preoccupation with doping that creeps into every conversation about current or historical performances.

The sports that are the most popular are interesting to watch because of what happens on the field/court/whatever.

Track fans seem to always want to say, “Well, Ingebritsen got 4th, but two guys in front of him have a coach that is too secretive, and another is from a country with lax doping control, so he was the fastest clean guy even though it looks like he wasn’t.”

Ignorance is bliss. Denial works just as well.

I’m not ignorant. I realize that some people microdose or flat out go over the line. It just does not bother me. It didn’t bother me during the steroid era of baseball either.

Letting an antidoping rule violator without valid excuse or equitable grounds for invoking discretion in his favor compete in a WC or any sanctioned event would be to screw up the sport.

Not everyone has the mentality of an 8-year-old. A physical feat is meaningless without context, appealing to only the simplest of minds. The rest of us understand and appreciate the human drama that provides the context within which all of these events occur, and we rightfully expect more than just childish simplicity.

These are NOT children, and their actions should be treated as are all adult actions.

Excellent post! We don't need more children bulldozing what little credibility remains in the sport of T&F. End of story. CC can take his anti-supplement sob-story and shove it!

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Letting an antidoping rule violator without valid excuse or equitable grounds for invoking discretion in his favor compete in a WC or any sanctioned event would be to screw up the sport.

Not everyone has the mentality of an 8-year-old. A physical feat is meaningless without context, appealing to only the simplest of minds. The rest of us understand and appreciate the human drama that provides the context within which all of these events occur, and we rightfully expect more than just childish simplicity.

These are NOT children, and their actions should be treated as are all adult actions.

Sounds to me like he "stepped away" to dodge the test, and his excuse (there's always an excuse) is that he wasn't given enough time to return. Unless it was an emergency, I don't buy it.

Ban upheld. ⚖️

why didnt he just give the wrong address?

Anyhow, break the rules, get punished. punishments should be harsher.