European proposals could threaten African world records
Nick Cavell
BBC Africa Sport
A lot of African athletes could be affected if a proposal from European Athletics to wipe some world records from the books due to doping concerns is accepted at any point.
European Athletics have proposed several criteria that the records must fulfil:
It was achieved at a competition on a list of approved international events where the highest standards of officiating and technical equipment can be guaranteed;
The athlete had been subject to an agreed number of doping control tests in the months leading up to it;
The doping control sample taken after the record was stored and available for re-testing for 10 years.
President of athletics’ world governing body, the IAAF, Seb Coe, is keen on the idea so there could be momentum behind the proposals.
While some of these races are not run very often (1000m, mile, 2000m, 20,000m track, 30,000m track) they are all official world records according the IAAF website.
Among the losers would be Morocco’s Hicham El Gerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele.
African World records under threat:
OUTDOOR:
Noah Ngeny Kenya 1000m (September 1999)
Hicham El Gerrouj Morocco 1500m (July 1998), mile (July 1999), 2000m (September 1999)
Daniel Komen Kenya 3000m (September1996)
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 5000m (September 2004)
Tegla Loroupe Kenya 20,000m track (September 2000), 25,000m track (September 2002) 30,000m track (June 2003)
INDOOR:
Frankie Fredericks Namibia 200m (February 1996)
Hicham El Grrrouj Morocco 1500m (February 1997), mile (February 1997)
Daniel Komen Kenya 3000m (February 1998)
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 5000m (February 2004)
:mad: I see it as a move to discredit Kenya on one of the very few things we exell at
These are the same people who allowed a male to female transvestite to compete in a women’s weight lifting competion.
We will still break them
mkojo inaweza kuwa preserved for 10 years?
yes. in liquid nitrogen.
Where were they when Marion Jones and that usa company was doping them for years.
I support.
Wazungu ni micoodu tuu
So u want to punish genuine winners when such standards had not yet been implemented? Caucasians are full of shit.
Hata wakiwipe off all records tuanze afresh from 100m to marathon bado Africans tutaziset tena. (infact blacks…African or otherwise, can hold all track & road records) To h*ll with the white man.:mad:
Wewe unaweza kimbia hata lap moja bila kuhema?
Hehe, I once finished 43rd in stanchart marathon…considering kulikuwa na wakale na pia hakuna training nilikuwa nimefanya I think I can do a decent lap with proper training.