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...kicked out? No. Because Kenteris and Thanou were singled out, Greece had to endure two weeks of innuendo and sniping: whispers of "dopers" and "cheaters" were heard after every Greek success. (Thankfully, we were able to savor some moments of triumph, not least when Fani Halkia, our 400-m hurdler, scored a surprise gold and helped redeem - in Greek eyes, anyway - the country's bruised track-and-field reputation.) So, at a great cost to ourselves, and despite the humiliation of our brightest athletes, we put on quite a show for the world. Coralia, my 10-month-old, is still...
...meter hurdler and former co-captain of the Harvard women’s track and field team, Taylor said that, at the 2003 U.S. championships, she thought she was the only person not to have taken the banned substance modafinil, even though it was offered to her. Taylor’s former coach, Remi Korchemny, is also one of the figures featured prominently in the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) scandal which has ensnared high-profile athletes from several major sports...
...China, Liu's ascendancy?along with that of another Chinese hurdler, Shi Dongpeng, who placed fifth at the Zagreb meet?could finally help correct the nation's lackluster track record. In Sydney, China won just one track medal, and that came in the less glamorous sport of racewalking. Japan has a proud history in the marathon, but the klieg lights are far brighter in the sprinting events, and success in Athens would further electrify a nation already riding high on the exploits of exported baseballers, such as Hideki Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki, who have proved that in addition to precise...
...oldhead." It's the nickname track and field's rising young stars apply to their veteran counterparts. "They are the elders," says Justin Gatlin, 22, who will run in the 100-m and 200-m sprints in Athens. "The heads of the pack. It's a term of respect." Hurdler Sheena Johnson, 21, who ran a world-leading 52.95 sec. in the 400 m at the trials, isn't as polite. Says Johnson: "We feel it's time for them...
...Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO), including Jones' boyfriend, 100-m world-record holder Tim Montgomery, didn't qualify for the Olympic team. Yes, doping continues to dog the sport of track and field; on three straight days during the trials, new cheating accusations arose. And untarnished veterans, like hurdler and former Olympic sprinting champion Gail Devers, 37, and 110-m hurdles gold medalist Allen Johnson, 33, will make a last stand for the oldheads...