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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce out of Adidas Grand Prix

By Nick ZaccardiJun 11, 2014, 9:41 AM EDT
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Jamaican Olympic and World sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the 200m at Saturday’s Adidas Grand Prix Diamond League meet, citing injury.

“We’re sorry to report that Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, working to regain fitness after a minor injury this season, has withdrawn from the meet,” the meet said in a statement.

Fraser-Pryce, who swept the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the 2013 World Championships, said she had a left leg problem last week. She finished in eighth place in consecutive Diamond League meets in Eugene, Ore., and Rome the last two weeks.

“Yes, I can confirm I will not be competing in The Adidas Meet,” was posted on Fraser-Pryce’s Facebook account Tuesday. “I don’t like disappointing fans but like you all agree, I cannot run them all when I’m not at my best.”

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Alistair Brownlee, after Ironman, leans toward Olympic return

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By OlympicTalkNov 11, 2019, 1:23 PM EST
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Alistair Brownlee is already the only triathlete with multiple Olympic titles. In July, he is reportedly leaning toward another impressive feat, to win an Olympic gold medal the summer after completing the Kona Ironman World Championships.

The Brit Brownlee said he is “definitely swinging towards” trying to qualify for the Tokyo Games, according to the Times of London. Brownlee’s manager confirmed the stance while noting that his result in the Ironman Western Australia on Dec. 1 will play into the ultimate decision.

Brownlee previously reportedly said he was “50-50” on going for the Olympics and that he had to decide between focusing on the shorter Olympic distance or the Ironman, which includes a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and a marathon.

Other Olympic triathletes transitioned to the Ironman and never went back, such as 2008 Olympic champion Jan Frodeno of Germany and two-time U.S. Olympian Sarah True.

Brownlee finished 21st in Kona on Oct. 12 in 8 hours, 25 minutes, 3 seconds, which was 33:50 behind the winner Frodeno.

Brownlee won four half Ironmans between 2017 and 2018 (sandwiched by a hip surgery), then finished second to Frodeno at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship on Sept. 2.

One other triathlete won an Olympic title after completing the Kona Ironman — Austrian Kate Allen, who was seventh in Kona in 2002, then took gold at the 2004 Athens Games.

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Alberto Salazar appeals doping ban

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Associated PressNov 11, 2019, 10:39 AM EST
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has registered an appeal by track coach Alberto Salazar against his ban for doping violations, though a hearing will take several months to prepare.

CAS says Salazar and Dr. Jeffrey Brown appealed against their four-year bans by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

After a multi-year USADA investigation, Salazar and Brown were found guilty of doping violations linked to the Nike Oregon Project training camp. USADA said Salazar ran experiments with supplements and testosterone, and possessed and trafficked the banned substance.

The case also related to falsified and incomplete medical records that disguised the work.

CAS says Salazar and Brown asked for more time to file “written submissions and evidence,” adding the hearing is “unlikely to take place before March.”

Verdicts typically take at least a further several weeks.

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