Erasing world records set before 2005 is a cynical PR charade that will do nothing but punish the innocent

• Svein Arne Hansen has put forward the idea of erasing pre-2005 world records 
• The move is intended to clear up the name and integrity of athletics 
• Under this move the likes of Jonathan Edwards would lose remarkable records 
• It is outrageously unfair if an athlete who has never used performance enhancing drugs is now wiped from history 

By Matt Lawton for the Daily Mail

Published: 17:47 EDT, 2 May 2017 | Updated: 17:56 EDT, 2 May 2017

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The man behind the ill-conceived idea to erase any athletics world record set before 2005 is Svein Arne Hansen.

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