GH wrote
"In a message dated Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:01:32 AM Eastern Standard Time,
"Conway" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:Why were Ben Ohnson's marks so quickly taken out ..
But so many others left on the books ?? It has definitely
made it very tough on the women who are trying to achieve
GH wrote:
Ben Johnson was expunged because he admitted under oath in a court of law
that he had been dirty. A few other Canadians went down with him. Far as I
know, they're the onlypeople ever to have admitted under oath what they did.
Sensibly, the IAAF and IOC have not taken to purging
If you do get rid of some of the existing marks, what marks do you use for the
world records? Do you go back to the original mark bettered by the current world
record? What about all the marks in between the old world record and the
current? There's a strong likelihood that those athletes were
This is probably a naive question but it's my
understanding that it doesn't matter how it got in there. So, when do they start
purging performances, taking away medals, etc?
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Martin wrote:
This is probably a naive question but it's my
understanding that it doesn't matter how it got in there. So, when do they
start purging performances, taking away medals, etc?
Actually I've had the same question for some time
... What happened behind the wall is
Conway asks:
Actually I've had the same question for some time ... What happened
behind the wall is no longer a mystery, and has not been for quite some
time now .. Why were Ben Ohnson's marks so quickly taken out .. But so many
others left on the books ?? It has definitely made it very
In a message dated Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:01:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Conway"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why were Ben Ohnson's marks so quickly taken out .. But
so many others left on the books ?? It has definitely made it very tough on
the women who are trying to achieve greatness
