"As an athlete, it feels manipulative. World Athletics is taking advantage of the passion we have for this sport, knowing we're going to do whatever they say to be eligible." www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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btw that being on cbc reminds me of this podcast that I am certain you previously linked but timely mention for others www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p... they did it in partnership with NPR so it's mirrored there too with more good stuff from the same author www.npr.org/people/12558...
aug 26, 2025, 10:07 pm • 0 0 • view
Sometimes I feel like the single biggest promoter of that podcast. I’m so glad it exists, though I wish I didn’t have so many reasons to tell people to listen to it.
aug 26, 2025, 11:09 pm • 3 0 • view
needs some follow-up episodes perhaps considering anyone not distinctly 100% binary at birth in both sex and gender is now driven out of sports, even at amateur levels, for perhaps many decades, it's going to become important history not lost/rewritten bracing for attempt to remove Nikki as a hero
aug 27, 2025, 1:10 pm • 0 0 • view
wait and they have to pay for it themselves? the whole thing is wildly unethical because Seb Coe himself is wildly unethical he's actually more corrupt than Max Siegel which is saying something Nike was paying him $1 Million every year for over a decade until 2016 while he was leading IAAF !!!
aug 26, 2025, 9:30 pm • 0 0 • view
Depends if your federation is going to pay any cost over World Athletics' $100 per test right? I also wonder if that WA contribution is a one-off or will be ongoing as more women require testing
aug 26, 2025, 9:48 pm • 0 0 • view