Athletics
Six Years, Two Sanctions, One Forged Prescription: The Real Arithmetic of Ruti Aga's Case
Two Years for the Sample, Four for the Paperwork: The Real Arithmetic Inside Ruti Aga's Six-Year Ban
The Empty Ledger and the Athletics Lesson Nobody Learns
A coach's verdict on Arshad Nadeem and the missing pages: the Glasgow 2026 result that has not been run yet
A coach's verdict on Arshad Nadeem and the missing pages: the Glasgow 2026 result that has not been run yetOn Tuesday morning I had a report in front of me listing two 2026 results for...
Arshad Nadeem Needs a Fresh Start, Says Coach BukhariA new debate has started over Pakistan’s Olympic champion javelin thrower...
A Date Before Sydney: Peres Jepchirchir, EPO, and the Arithmetic of the Testing WindowOn 30 August 2026 the Sydney Marathon result sheet reads: Peres Jepchirchir,...
Six Years, Two Sanctions, One Forged Prescription: The Real Arithmetic of Ruti Aga's Case10 September. That date appears twice in Ruti Aga's file — once as the start ...
Two Years for the Sample, Four for the Paperwork: The Real Arithmetic Inside Ruti Aga's Six-Year BanSix years. That is the number that came out of the Athletics Integrity Unit...
The Sample Came First, the Win Came After: Peres Jepchirchir's EPO Case Is a Ledger Entry, Not an AccidentThe Athletics Integrity Unit's notice carries two dates, and I have written...
The 32:32.40 Gold: Sindh's First Medal, and a Results Sheet With No Judging Cards on ItHook 32 minutes, 32 seconds, 40 hundredths. That is the winning time recorded...
From the Sports Quota to the Qualification Window: The Unfilmed Middle of Indian AthleticsSix in the morning at the Patiala track, fog thick enough that you cannot tel...
The Blank Column, the Full Ledger: Auditing an Athletics Number Before Believing ItThe sheet lay on the desk and one column was empty. It carried a name, a stat...
Mahnoor's 32:32.40 — Sindh's First Gold, and the Mark Nobody Outside the Stadium Will ReadThe empty track keeps talking after everyone has left. In Karachi that evenin...
The Empty Ledger and the Athletics Lesson Nobody LearnsIn the past decade I have opened more record ledgers than I can count, and mo...
EPO, One Sample and the Weeks Before Sydney: Reading the Peres Jepchirchir Case Through MechanismTwo dates are holding Peres Jepchirchir's career at once. One is the day a...
