Peter Bol made his comeback in Budapest after having his career derailed by a doping debacle,but he failed to qualify for the 800m semis. In a small consolation,doping authorities admitted his case had been a disaster.
Here are the headline acts to watch as the Australian team aims for global glory,with the next Olympics in Paris less than a year away.
Scientists say Peter Bol was lucky the same World Anti-Doping Agency laboratories that got it wrong with his first doping sample did not test his second one.
While Peter Bol was fighting to clear his name,his longtime housemate quietly broke the Olympic hero’s national record. Again.
The Wallabies coach and Tony Soprano might have more in common than many of us think.
Confidence in Australia’s anti-doping processes have been shattered after the treatment of middle-distance runner Peter Bol.
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.
Bol has been cleared,but his accusers have not. There are now a litany of questions federal sports minister Anika Wells must answer.
The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.
Sports Integrity Australia and the federal sports minister have refused to comment on independent test results that cleared the runner of using EPO.
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.