Harting feels heat; Dibaba destroys field; Juiced-up Jeptoo to get two; Your JTG five-a-day
Harting fears doping attack
The German discus giant, who took a stand against Justin Gatlin when he was nominated for the IAAF Athlete of the Year award, now fears that he may be subject to a manipulated anti-doping test due to his actions. He complains that other countries have poor anti-doping measures and reacts to the Russian scandal, Read it here
Dibaba dips under 2:20
No, not that Dibaba, or the other one. This is Mare Dibaba, who is not related to the most well-known Dibaba sisters, who dominated the Xiamen Marathon yesterday to win in 2:19:52. Check out the race report here
Bolt’s year of banter
Usain Bolt posted a photo montage on his instagram yesterday of his year. He didn’t do a whole lot of running last year, as you can tell in the video, but he certainly seemed to have the banter. Check it here
Juiced-up Jeptoo can get off with two
Rita Jeptoo, who tested positive for EPO, is likely to get off with a two-year ban, as her violation occurred before the new WADA code came into action, which now implements four-year bans for such an offence. Read all about it here
Foster wants Farah to go faster
Great North Run organiser Brendan Foster says he’s going to get Mo Farah back to Newcastle in September, and wants him to win and go under 60 minutes. Hopefully this year there are worthwhile competitors from a different agency to Farah’s. Read it here.
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