Archive for July, 2011
Major shake-up in store for WMA and when it holds championships
Every two years, while most athletes become tourists, delegates at WMA worlds meet to screw with the rules and elect the wrong people. You ain’t seen nothing yet. On July 14 at Sacramento, a rest day, WMA is poised to move the world stadia meet (the outdoor champs) from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years. (This […]
July 2, 2011
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Barnwell tells Sacramento Bee in doping story: I did not ‘get caught’
The New York Times and Washington Post have done it. Now it’s the Sacramento Bee’s turn. The subject is doping in masters track, and the Bee’s Sam McManis covers it well. See the story here. Sam quotes WMA Prez Stan Perkins, and even touches base with Val Barnwell, banned for two years after testing positive […]
July 1, 2011
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More than 1,900 Americans entered at worlds vs. 2,900 furriners
Masters media maven Bob Weiner shares the attached press release (updated July 2) for Sacramento worlds, which starts this coming Thursday. Among its salient points: “The USA team may have something of a group competition with the rest of the world, since the USA Team has 1915 athletes of the 4804 total from 93 countries; […]
July 1, 2011
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