THE CONNING TOWER by Keith Conning

e-mail: keithconning@aol.com. I have been a fan, athlete, coach, official, prep editor, author, blogger, and photographer since 1953. I have announced the NCAA West, the Pac-12, the Stanford Invitational, the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, the Mt. SAC Relays, the North Coast Section, the Sac-Joaquin Section, and the California State High School Meet. I have attended five Olympic Games and four World Championships. I am a U.S. Correspondent for Track and Field News.

Tuesday, May 02, 2017

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.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-4467446/Erasing-world-records-set-2005-cynical-PR-charade.html#ixzz4fyad2PlM
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