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Should banned athletes be eligible for IAAF World Athlete of the Year?

ecoli · 2014-10-04 11:00:50

IAAF have announced the nominations for this year with no real surprises http://www.iaaf.org/gala/athlete-of-the-year Amongst the current list there are three athletes who have faced bans in the past, also you have the current female holder of the award being an athlete who has faced a ban.Whatever about the legality of…

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#52 17-10-2014 2:09pm

dna_leri

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IAAF have announced finalists for AOY:
Barshim, Kimetto, Lavillenie
Adams, G Dibaba, Schippers

Seems fair enough, relatively clean bunch.
Kudos to Harting for speaking out.

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