Peter Bol deserves a Senate inquiry into handling of his doping case

Peter Bol deserves a Senate inquiry into handling of his doping case

Serious questions remain about the conduct and competence of the government agencies involved. Those questions must be answered.

  • byAndrew Webster

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‘Catastrophic blunder’:Independent testing reveals Peter Bol did not use EPO

‘Catastrophic blunder’:Independent testing reveals Peter Bol did not use EPO

Peter Bol’s legal team claims “inexperience and incompetence at the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory led to an incorrect determination”.

  • byAndrew Webster
Bol ‘more motivated than ever’ after EPO test,suspension

Bol ‘more motivated than ever’ after EPO test,suspension

Peter Bol believes whatever he does now – run fast or slow – it will only reinforce prejudice in some people’s minds,so doubters be damned.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘Innocent until proven otherwise:’ Mottram weighs in on Bol saga

‘Innocent until proven otherwise:’ Mottram weighs in on Bol saga

Ollie Hoare could become the world’s best middle distance runner according to Craig Mottram who said he wanted to reserve judgement on the issue that has rocked athletics - the doping investigation of Peter Bol.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Bol case ‘heartbreaking’,but teammates keep faith in drug-testing system

Bol case ‘heartbreaking’,but teammates keep faith in drug-testing system

Australian middle distance champions Ollie Hoare and Stewart McSweyn say they still have confidence in the anti-doping system despite the recent experience of their friend and teammate Peter Bol.

  • byMichael Gleeson
For Peter Bol,the damage that has been done cannot be fully undone

For Peter Bol,the damage that has been done cannot be fully undone

When the runner was drug tested 26 times in one year,he thought it was excessive,but it wasn’t until airport security took his phone and laptop that he connected the dots.

  • byMichael Gleeson
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Athletics Australia chiefs reject leak accusation from Bol’s coach

Athletics Australia chiefs reject leak accusation from Bol’s coach

Athletics Australia’s president and chief executive have rejected calls by Peter Bol’s coach for CEO Peter Bromley to stand down pending an inquiry into the leaking of the Australian athlete’s provisional doping ban.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Bol’s provisional doping ban lifted
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Bol’s provisional doping ban lifted

Australian runner Peter Bol’s provisional ban for testing positive to EPO has been lifted after a test of his B sample did not confirm the A sample result,prompting his lawyer to criticise Sport Integrity Australia and the sport’s governing body for the treatment of the champion runner.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Bol doping test results subjective,say scientists

Bol doping test results subjective,say scientists

Four professors of biochemistry and molecular biology from Norway are worried by the Peter Bol doping case,saying analysis of EPO test results is subjective.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘It hurts’:Bol says he is a victim of ‘flawed system’

‘It hurts’:Bol says he is a victim of ‘flawed system’

Australian Olympian Peter Bol believes he is the victim of a flawed and unfair anti-doping system,pleading his innocence and asking people not to rush to judge him.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘I am innocent’:Olympic hero Peter Bol speaks out after failed drugs test
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‘I am innocent’:Olympic hero Peter Bol speaks out after failed drugs test

Australian Olympic hero Peter Bol has spoken out after being provisionally suspended after failing a test for performance-enhancing drugs.

  • byMichael Gleeson