Tag: Olympics trial

Athletics

American Record Holder Ban After Her Gamble With AIU Backfired

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Post date June 15, 2021
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The US record holder in the women’s 1500 and 5000 meters, Shelby Houlihan, has tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid. The 28-year-old Houlihan has been suspended from athletics by the AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit) for four years after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone. Houlihan was notified of the positive test, which dated […]

Tags 1500m, 5000m, A.I.U, American Record Holder, Athletics Integrity Unit, Nadrolone, Olympics trial, pork in a burrito, Shelby Houlihan, Swiss Federal Court

Swimming

Australia Kaylee McKeown Breaks World Record After Inspired By Her Dad’s Death

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Post date June 14, 2021
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The Olympics Youth Games champion and World Championship silver medalist, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown has broken the world record in 100m backstroke just 10 months after the death of her father. The 19-year-old Queensland born set the world benchmark at Australia’s Olympic trials in Adelaide on Sunday night. She later confessed that the death of her […]

Tags backstroke, breaks, Kaylee McKeown, Olympics trial, Olympics Youth Games, world record