Athletics
An EPO positive and Sydney's 2:18:31: in the Jepchirchir case, the calendar speaks louder than the clock
Ruti Aga's Six-Year Ban: Two Years for the Drug, Four for the Prescription
32:32.40 — Sindh's First Gold, and a Time With No Witness on Record
Mahnoor's 32:32.40: Sindh's first gold, but the women's race-walk test is still ahead
Peres Jepchirchir's EPO sample: the test taken before Sydney, and the open ledger of Kenya's system
An EPO positive and Sydney's 2:18:31: in the Jepchirchir case, the calendar speaks louder than the clock30 August 2026, the finish line of the Sydney Marathon. Peres Jepchirchir's...
32:32.40 — Sindh's First Gold, and a Time With No Witness on Record32 minutes 32.40 seconds. Five thousand metres. One name — Mahnoor. One...
Mahnoor's 32:32.40: Sindh's first gold, but the women's race-walk test is still aheadI started with the names, not the noise. In the report on Pakistan's 54th...
Peres Jepchirchir's EPO sample: the test taken before Sydney, and the open ledger of Kenya's systemOn the morning of 30 August 2026 in Sydney, the board at the finish read two...
32:32.40 and the 5,000m Question: Sindh's First Gold in Karachi, and What the Format Gave AwayOne championship, one afternoon, two different distances. At the 54th Nationa...
Ruti Aga and the Six-Year Arithmetic: How a Forged Prescription Killed the Defence That Could Have WorkedThe tenth of September. Ruti Aga's career clock has been running backwards fr...
The 2:18:31 File: Peres Jepchirchir's Suspension and the Marathon Ledger Nobody ReadsSydney, 30 August 2026. There was no race left in the final six kilometres....
Sydney's 2:18:31 and a Sample Taken Before ItOpen the Sydney Marathon result sheet from 30 August 2026. First line: Peres...
The Audit of an Empty Sheet: The Athletics File That Arrived With No Name, No Mark, No DateThere were nine boxes on the sheet and all nine were blank. No athlete's name...
Ruti Aga's Six-Year Ban: Two Years for the Drug, Four for the PrescriptionHook On Thursday the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) issued a statement...
Ruti Aga's Six-Year Ban: A Forged Prescription Destroyed the Defence Real Records Could Have SavedThe white tent goes up behind the finish area of every Chinese label half...
Ruti Aga's Six-Year Ban: A Forged Prescription From a Clinic That Never Existed Ended a Marathon CareerThe prescription was written under the name of a clinic that never existed. T...
54th National Athletics Championship: Mahnoor's 32:32.40 and the Four Empty Columns in the Result SheetThe women's 5,000m race walk column carries exactly one number: 32:32.40....
32:32.40 — Mahnoor's First Gold for Sindh and the Incomplete Picture of Pakistani Race WalkingThe first gold of the women's 5,000m race walk at Karachi's track went to...