Summing-up a spectacular year in the 400 hurdles
by 2021 was a superb year for the 400 hurdles. The year saw no less than four world records and six athletes, three male and three …
Category: Athletics
The SOC has not been held accountable
In our last article on this topic, we made clear that we were left with many unanswered questions. We cannot see that the SOC has …
Will anyone hold the SOC accountable?
The heartbroken young woman on the bench, in the photo above, is a Swedish hero. She is one of a far from endless number of …
Evaluating SOK’s Lovisa Lindh decision with the benefit of hindsight
It has been a month and some days since Peter Reinebo of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) made it clear that Lovisa Lindh would not …
Lindh left heartbroken by decision of Swedish Olympic Committee
A few days ago Lovisa Lindh was informed by the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) that she will not be selected to compete for Sweden in …
With Tokyo looming large, the debate about DSD-athletes attains a new relevance
Last update: 13/07/2021 For the second Olympics in a row there is a lot of controversy about athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD-athletes), fairness …
The NCAA Championships back at glorious Hayward Field
After missing the 2020 edition due to the worldwide pandemic, the NCAA Championships was once again back in 2021. Held at the recently remodelled and …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen: “Normally I run 181.5 kilometers a week during winter training”
Last update: 31.03.2021 Some months ago we did an in-depth article about Jakob Ingebrigtsen and on last week’s edition of the Norwegian-language podcast “I det …
Young’s old record under siege
During the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Kevin Young flew around the track in the men’s 400m hurdles final. Even as he clattered the last hurdle badly …