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Rants July 31, 2022

Seb Coe slams door on masters exhibitions at future World Athletics Championships

One of my pet projects has been advocating for masters exhibitions in the Olympics. I thought this was reasonable, since paralympic events like wheelchair races have been contested in the Summer Games. (At Los Angeles 1996, one male racer said to the crowd: “Will you love me if I lose?”) Now I say the same. I lost. A week ago, at the final press conference of the World Athletics Championships, I had a chance to quiz the top enchilada — Lord Sebastian Coe, president of WA — the former IAAF. A week ago today, I took a microphone and reminded…

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Ida Keeling is shown at 2016 Penn Relays. This uncredited photo of "Katelyn Turner" could give Ida reason to sue.

Rants June 18, 2019

Retailer rips off image of W100 sprinter Ida Keeling — calling her Katelyn Turner

According to an April 24 “special editorial by Jeremy Thomson,” the world’s oldest sprinter is Katelyn Turner, 102. But on June 1, a “special editorial by Julian Downes” calls Katelyn 104. Both reports appear on a website selling electronic and other doodads called definekits.com. But wait! There’s more! The story says Katelyn at age 21 hurt her back five steps into the 1948 Olympic sprint final. (Don’t do the math. She’d be 31 if she’s now 102.) Confused yet? Looking to enhance focus, alertness, and mental clarity? Look no further than modafinil. This game-changing smart drug has been transforming lives…