Peter Bol
Best friends, training partners, rivals: How a housemate could upstage Peter Bol
While Peter Bol was fighting to clear his name, his longtime housemate quietly broke the Olympic hero’s national record. Again.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Wallabies
Is Eddie Jones the sad clown of Australian rugby – or just diverting our attention?
The Wallabies coach and Tony Soprano might have more in common than many of us think.
- by Andrew Webster
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Champion athlete Peter Bol hung out to dry by sports administrators
Confidence in Australia’s anti-doping processes have been shattered after the treatment of middle-distance runner Peter Bol.
- The Herald's View
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Sport minister urges WADA to prioritise doping review after Bol case
Australia’s sport minister has called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to prioritise its review of EPO testing to remove ambiguity for athletes, after Olympian Peter Bol was sensationally cleared.
- by Michael Gleeson
Why wrongly accused Peter Bol deserves an apology
Bol has been cleared, but his accusers have not. There are now a litany of questions federal sports minister Anika Wells must answer.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Drugs in sport
Peter Bol has finally been cleared of doping, but he deserves answers about his treatment
The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.
- by Andrew Webster
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Drugs in sport
‘It wasn’t racism, it was incompetence’: Peter Bol on botched doping case
Sports Integrity Australia and the federal sports minister have refused to comment on independent test results that cleared the runner of using EPO.
- by Andrew Webster
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World athletics championships
Peter Bol’s drug test result looks increasingly to be running on empty
Australian runner Peter Bol’s career was brought to a standstill after he was accused of drug cheating but questions about the validity of the test have authorities running for cover.
- The Herald's View
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Drugs in sport
Peter Bol deserves a Senate inquiry into handling of his doping case
Serious questions remain about the conduct and competence of the government agencies involved. Those questions must be answered.
- by Andrew Webster
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Drugs in sport
‘Catastrophic blunder’: Independent testing reveals Peter Bol did not use EPO
Peter Bol’s legal team claims “inexperience and incompetence at the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory led to an incorrect determination”.
- by Andrew Webster
Bol ‘more motivated than ever’ after EPO test, suspension
Peter Bol believes whatever he does now – run fast or slow – it will only reinforce prejudice in some people’s minds, so doubters be damned.
- by Michael Gleeson