Doping, due anni per l'ex presidente lettone della Federazione di atletica leggera ed ex lunghista

L 'ex presidente della Federcalcio lettone (LVS) Ineta Radēviča è stata messa al bando per due anni a seguito del suo test positivo dei Giochi olimpici di Londra del 2012.

La 37enne in pensione è stata squalificata dal salto in lungo a Londra 2012 dopo essere stata beccata per  doping nei ritiri effettuati dal Comitato Olimpico Internazionale.

Shiroyama's 8.40 m Jump Leads Four National Records at Athlete Night Games in Fukui

Held in the stadium where Japan saw its first-ever sub-10 clocking for 100 m, Saturday's new Athlete Night Games in Fukui meet produced four national records highlighted by an incredible men's long jump competition. Yuki Hashioka (Nihon Univ.) opened with a jump of 8.32 m +1.6 m/s that shattered the national record dating way back in 1992 by 7 cm. Hibika Tsuha (Toyo Univ.) followed him with a jump of 8.21 m + 2.0 m/s that put him into the all-time Japanese top three, then bettered that with an 8.23 m +0.6 m/s.



Out of nowhere, Shotaro Shiroyama (Zenrin) knocked them both back in the record books on his third jump with a new national record of 8.40 m +1.5 m/s, the #2 mark in the world so far this year and only his second time clearing 8 m with a legal wind. Japanese fans were quick to compare the trio's results to this season's Diamond League meets.

Results: Muller Birmingham Grand Prix (IAAF Diamond League) 2019

100m Final wind +2.0m/s

POS	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	MARK	POINTS
1	Yohan BLAKE	JAM	10.07	8
2	Adam GEMILI	GBR	10.07	7
3	Michael RODGERS	USA	10.09	6
4	Christopher BELCHER	USA	10.13	5
5	Andre DE GRASSE	CAN	10.13	4
6	Tyquendo TRACEY	JAM	10.14	3
7	Akani SIMBINE	RSA	10.15	2
8	Zhenye XIE	CHN	10.17	1

100m heat 1 wind +0.7m/s

Nike Removes Contract Reductions for Pregnant Athletes After Backlash

Nike Executive Vice President of Global Sports Marketing John Slusher issued a letter to the company's sponsored athletes this week detailing changes that have been made to their respective contracts in an effort to support them through pregnancy.

Nike has faced criticism for its maternity policies since May, when The New York Times published an op-ed that featured Olympians Alysia Montano and Kara Goucher speaking about their former contracts with the sportswear giant which did not guarantee protection for pregnant athletes and new mothers.

Dina Asher-Smith full of confidence before the hardest test of the year

When the question came, Dina Asher-Smith didn't even blink. "What is it like hunting, not the hunter, now that you are one of the best sprinters in the world?", Britain's triple European champion has been asked. "I like it," he replied. "It's nice. Everyone thinks they are the best in the race. Here's how sprints work and that's how it should be. And I want to win. "

The 23-year-old proved to be world class in Berlin last year, scoring times from 10.85 seconds and 21.89 to beat his national records, winning gold in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay. However, he knows that his work will be interrupted on Sunday, when he will be at the head of the Birmingham Diamond League in 200 meters that exude extreme class and cunning.