What are the conspiracy theories of track and field?

Bekele's 2:01:41 accidentally followed a longer course than Kipchoge's 2:01:39 so when you adjust for this Bekele really has the WR. You can easily see this if you watch the two races side by side. This was realized after the 2019 race but the Berlin organizers would never admit their mistake and knew Kipchoge is a much bigger name anyway, so this information was buried.

carmine9 wrote:

Primo Numero Uno wrote:

A recent non doping one that is likely untrue is that Boston the year after the marathon bombing was fixed so Meb would win.

The FBI had no prior contact with the older Tsarnaev brother.

The cops did not kill the older brother but the younger one ran him over with a car.

There was a video of the younger brother placing the bombs (but the DA just decided not to introduce it into evidence).

The older brother flew to Chechnya to be radicalized on the federal government's dime and watch.

Bekele was forced to take a silent ban and lied saying he was injured.

Jenny Simpson and many others are on a drug most have never heard of called calcitonin

Most Kenyans don’t know their real birthday só write in whatever’s necessary for eligibility

Bekele was forced to take a silent ban and lied saying he was injured.

Jenny Simpson and many others are on a drug most have never heard of called calcitonin

Most Kenyans don’t know their real birthday só write in whatever’s necessary for eligibility

non bigger wrote:

David Mack, former Oregon 800m runner with a 1:43 pr took out Biggie.

I assumed even the stup##dest of people know that this is false. I guess I'm wrong.

d1 stoner wrote:

Here's a recent one:

NAU lost to SUU at their conference meet just a couple weeks before they won their national title this winter in stillwater.

They threw the race to avoid getting tested, because they would have been positive for marijuana.

seems like they didn't race all their guys, but this is still bizarre.

can anyone give any more info on this?

best finisher wrote:

Over half the footlocker top 15 finishers are on peds while in high school. Open secret.

Open secret? Can you elaborate?

Pam wrote:

non bigger wrote:

David Mack, former Oregon 800m runner with a 1:43 pr took out Biggie.

I assumed even the stup##dest of people know that this is false. I guess I'm wrong.

return of the mack

Pam wrote:

non bigger wrote:

David Mack, former Oregon 800m runner with a 1:43 pr took out Biggie.

I assumed even the stup##dest of people know that this is false. I guess I'm wrong.

The man murdered, his real name, Christopher Wallace. His family sued City of L.A. for murder of C. Wallace. Several L.A.P.D. officers were named in the suit including D. Mack. Sad to say, but if you accuse several law enforcement officers of cold blooded assassination, you need more evidence than usual. L.A. cops destroyed evidence. Numerous L.A. cops changed their stories and told numerous lies. A judge dismissed the case. If D. Mack did not kill then who killed C. Wallace?

The Flo Jo case has been mentioned a couple of times, but just to add more, it was apparently because she failed a test during the Seoul Games. After the Ben Johnson fiasco, it was decided it was too much for the women's gold medalist to also fail, and with pressure from the US not to DQ her, it was agreed that they would effectively 'force' her to retire.

Nebiolo chaired the meeting, not Samaranch, the Head of the TAC was present, as was IOC Press Officer Michelle Verdier (who announced Johnson's failed test) and I know this from a friend who is a French coach (so you can guess who had told him about this from those present...)

Other conspiracies/ rumours:

Ashford liked the odd line.

Pam Marshall drank vinegar prior to a dope test (!) and Dianne Williams had to shave her face, her reaction to doping had caused her to get too hairy.

Marlies Gohr's start blocks were interfered with before the 1980 Olympic final by the Soviets. Also, her lane 8 draw was apparently not so random.

Katrin Krabbe was in full training during her ban and intended to return, like Breuer...but fell pregnant. Thomas Springstein, their coach, continued to be pursued behind the scenes - and was eventually convicted of doping minors (one of his athletes was just 17 yrs old) - and he allegedly provided Nils Schumann with the juice as well.

Marie-Jose Perec's departure from Sydney 2000...a number of rumours here. Roger Black, who is married to one of Perec's long-term friends, said it was because she realised she couldn't beat Cathy Freeman.

Other rumours were because she just couldn't handle the pressure from the Australian media (and her partner Maybank had apparently assaulted a press photographer) and also that she was running from drug tests.

Note Wolfgang Meier, her then coach (and the former coach - and husband - of Marita Koch) said at the time he had twice before persuaded her to stay, she was that unstable. He also said he predicted she would have run 48.8 (48.87 to be exact) and would have won the gold. Remember when Koch ran the WR of 47.60 he predicted between 47.55- 47.65, so was pretty good at that game.

Dafne Schippers does not get on with a lot of the Dutch team. Apparently she is lovely one-on-one, but the fame has changed her. Despite doing relay camp together, she and Lieke Klaver do not follow each other on social media, and in training give each other a wide berth. There is footage after the 4x100 DNF in Tokyo where Schippers pushes Van Hunnenstijn, her compatriot, after she goes to console her, and Van Hunnenstijn shrugs Schippers off, so she shoves her. It was a big deal in the Dutch press at the time.

Jodie Williams. Daryl Neita, Huge success and improvements this season. Hmm.

How about the narrative that Hitler and the Germans thought their sprinters would beat Jesse Owens in the 1936 OG and were devastated when that did not happen?

AS if they did not know how to read stop-watch.