Athletics
The Vial Was Sealed Before the Tape: Peres Jepchirchir, EPO and the Date That Decides the Story2026-10-2430 August 2026, Sydney. The vial was sealed before the tape was broken. Peres...
32:32.40 — Sindh's First Gold, and a Result Sheet That Leaves the Question Open2026-10-26One number was printed on the result sheet: 32:32.40. Before it, a name —...
Peres Jepchirchir's EPO Case: The Sydney Win Is Not the Data Point — the Sample Date Is2026-10-26On 30 August 2026, Peres Jepchirchir ran 2:18:31 to win the Sydney Marathon,...
Every Field N/A: Athletics' Empty Ledger and the Story It Actually Told2026-10-25It was afternoon in Chicago when I opened the file. Nine dimensions....
32:32.40 — Sindh's First Gold, and a Result Sheet That Leaves the Question OpenOne number was printed on the result sheet: 32:32.40. Before it, a name —...
Peres Jepchirchir's EPO Case: The Sydney Win Is Not the Data Point — the Sample Date IsOn 30 August 2026, Peres Jepchirchir ran 2:18:31 to win the Sydney Marathon,...
Every Field N/A: Athletics' Empty Ledger and the Story It Actually ToldIt was afternoon in Chicago when I opened the file. Nine dimensions....
Sample Taken Before Sydney Marathon Tests Positive for EPO: Peres Jepchirchir Provisionally SuspendedThree dates have to be read together. First, an out-of-competition sample was...
Ruti Aga's Six-Year Ban: Two Years for the Drug, Four for the PaperworkThe Athletics Integrity Unit statement issued on Thursday contains a sentence...
N/A Does Not Mean Zero: Reading the Empty Column in Athletics RecordsSpring 2026. On the Randalls Island pitches where there is not a single...
54th National Athletics Championship: Mahnoor's Gold and the Four Empty Columns on the Results SheetThe results sheet out of Karachi carried one line that mattered: women's 5,00...
EPO Positive in Sample Taken Before Sydney Marathon: Peres Jepchirchir Provisionally Suspended, Olympic and World Champion's Career on the LineWhen Peres Jepchirchir crossed the finish line at the Sydney Marathon, the...
Mahnoor's First Gold for Sindh: How to Read 32:32.40, and the Numbers the Report Left OutThree judges, three red cards, and a name disappears from the results. Race...
Blank Column, Full Stadium: The Field Indian Athletics Never FillsAt 6 a.m. at the SAI centre in Patiala, the dirt of the javelin sector was...
The Empty Ledger: What 'N/A' Actually Means in an Athletics Medical FileThat spiral notebook page is still in my drawer. The night of 25 October 2026...
The Sample Filled Before 2:18:31: Why the Peres Jepchirchir EPO Case Is a Calendar Story, Not a Performance StoryThe clock on the Sydney road stopped at 2:18:31 on the morning of 30 August...
Sydney's 2:18:31 and a Vial from Kenya: The Two Clocks in the Jepchirchir CaseOn 30 August 2026, in Sydney, the board blinked 2:18:31 and Peres Jepchirchir...
The Vial Was Sealed Before the Tape: Peres Jepchirchir, EPO and the Date That Decides the Story30 August 2026, Sydney. The vial was sealed before the tape was broken. Peres...
Ruti Aga: Six Years, and a Prescription From a Clinic That Never ExistedThe prescription carried a clinic's name at the top. Below it were the...