"Neither Bernard nor Coach Li nor I knew much about EPO testing when all
this
happened. "
That's total and complete bullshit. If you're at the top of the distance
running game then it is one of your responsibilities to know about testing
procedures especially if you're an agent or manager. Pleading ignorance just
doesn't cut it. I'm sorry about my tone but I just don't buy this crap.
", I also represented Dieter Baumann"
Well, that says it all.
Alan
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I'm forwarding the following from James Templeton
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Some of the points in the first paragraph
refer to comments made on the
Letsrun website, where I believe this statement is also being posted.
John Manners
I am the manager of Bernard Lagat. I want to say a few things on this
forum.
Some of the people on these message boards seem fair and reasonable,
however
it is a pity when supposed track fans and participants hide behind
anonymous
comments to write ill-informed and vindictive nonsense with a large number
of
factual inaccuracies. Yes, it is nonsense, most of which has been written
about
Bernard Lagat, Kenyans, modern track, etc. It is sad when track people
warn
me off following these forums because of the ridiculous posts and
attitudes,
like the responses to such expert and well-meaning people as Renato Canova.
Despite this, I will make a few comments; I'm happy if just a few people
are
interested. If there is a reasonable amount of fair-minded comment in
response, I
will try to respond to further queries.
Let me say briefly that I am manager of a small group of athletes. In
addition to Bernard, there are Japheth Kimutai & Patrick Nduwimana (800),
Benjamin
Kipkurui, Isaac Songok & Wolfram Muller (1500) and Kipkirui Misoi & Paul
Koech
(steeple). Until he retired a few weeks ago, I also represented Dieter
Baumann
(since Munich 2002). It is a small but very tight group; there is a great
bond
between us. We are all proud of Bernard Lagat as an athlete and a man; we
all
stood by him 100%. I am Australian and have been the manager of Kimutai and
Misoi since WJ in 1996. Our group has grown gradually since then, although
I've
always sought to keep it small and focused. We are based for the European
summer in the southern German university town of Tübingen, some 45km south
of
Stuttgart and two hours' drive from Frankfurt, Munich & Zurich. We have
been
based there since 1998. We are happy to be part of the local running
community and
have received incredible support from the local people. I also have a very
good and close relationship with James Li, now coach at University of
Arizona --
a wonderful man and a brilliant coach.
Moving to this doping saga, it was an incredible shock to be told of this
positive A sample on the eve of the 1500 heats. Bernard Lagat has never and
would
never be involved with any banned substance. To imagine him injecting EPO
was
impossible to anyone who knows him. He and I were just devastated; our
first
thought was that this cannot be his urine. We sought to have a DNA test,
but
plans changed as the weeks unfolded and we spoke to leading scientists and
discovered that, in the opinions of various of them, this test can be
flawed and
open to inaccuracies. You will understand I cannot say too much at this
point,
however I note that some experts seem to have changed their tune a bit
since
comments to this list appeared so
