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Marion Jones on Oprah

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:27:16 GMT

Thankfully, I didn't have to watch that train wreck--Epelle did it for me. If you missed it, check out his post on the matter. Oprah's site has video.

USATF statement on the sentencing of Marion Jones

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:24:48 GMT

Statement from USA Track & Field President Bill Roe and CEO Craig Masback on the sentencing of Marion Jones to six months in prison:

Ex-Olympic champ Jones asks judge for no prison time

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:22:48 GMT

"She has been cast from American hero to national disgrace," the memo said. "The public scorn, from a nation that once adored her, and her fall from grace have been severe punishments. ... She has been stripped of her gold medals, her accomplishments, her wealth and her public standing."

Marion Jones - Anti-Doping News

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:04:58 GMT

"Marion Jones used several different performance-enhancing drugs over a substantial period of time, according to a detailed doping calendar that was part of several pages of court documents released Friday."

IOC Disqualifies Marion Jones

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:05:47 GMT

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today disqualified Marion Jones from the 5 events in which she competed at the 2000 Olympics, and also the one event she competed in during the 2004 Olympics. In addition the IOC has decided that Marion Jones is ineligible for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in any capacity.

Gosper says relay teammates should give them up

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:53:41 GMT

SENIOR Olympic powerbroker Kevan Gosper says the relay teammates of drug cheat Marion Jones should be stripped of their gold medals from the Sydney Olympics.

Williams, Richards blogs tackle tough issues

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:29:58 GMT

Two of Team USA's biggest stars have taken on the toughest news in the sport, including doping, the Marion Jones debacle and the U.S. media attention on track & field.

Jones, juice, and joylessness

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:19:36 GMT

"When you come right down to it, I've never been entirely sold on the idea that sprinters are really part of my sport. Marion Jones has as little to do with the sport I participate in as Mia Hamm-maybe less. This is willful naivite on my part, because the general public doesn't see "distance running" as significantly different from the greater sport of "athletics" (track and field, in this country.) "

USOC: MP3 File of October 8 USOC Teleconference Regarding Marion Jones

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:20:15 GMT

This is a direct link to the mp3 found on http://www.usocpressbox.org/

Track and Olympic officials come down hard on Jones

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:40:34 GMT

The International Association of Athletics Federations plans to apply its rules to the fullest extent and seek to recover prize money and appearance fees from Marion Jones in addition to stripping her of Olympic and world championship medals, an IAAF spokesman says.

US Olympic Committee apologises for Jones shame

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:34:21 GMT

THE United States Olympic Committee has publicly apologised to the organisers and competitors of the 2000 Sydney Games and the Australian public after disgraced American sprinter Marion Jones admitted to using steroids.

US Olympic Committee apologises for Jones shame

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:34:21 GMT

IOC welcome admission by Marion Jones

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:24:50 GMT

"The International Olympic Committee have welcomed Marion Jones' decision to hand back the five medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Games following her admission that she used the banned steroid THG."

THE US Olympic Committee (USOC) is urging the women who ran in the sam

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:38:45 GMT

"We do not think that the relay medals were won fairly and we urge the athletes to return their medals,'' USOC chairman Peter Ueberroth said in the wake of Jones's admission to steroids use.

After admitting doping, Marion Jones returns five Olympic medals

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:44:31 GMT

Marion Jones has given up the five medals she won at the Sydney Olympics, days after admitting she used performance-enhancing drugs.

'Thanou deserves Marion Jones' Sydney gold' - Telegraph

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:09:35 GMT

"The lawyer for Katerina Thanou, the Greek sprinter who finished second behind disgraced drug cheat Marion Jones in the Olympic 100metres final in Sydney, yesterday called on the International Olympic Committee to award her the gold medal."

The Cost of Cynicism and the Benefits of Forgiveness

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:10:52 GMT

After the Marion Jones announcement and guilty plea shook the sport to its foundation yesterday, as we in the track & field community reel during these aftershocks of negative media attention, we must stop and realize what is happening here...

Jones fallout

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:18:22 GMT

More good comments from Jesse Squire regarding Marion Jones.

It Was All Just A Con

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:48:10 GMT

"We found that out with Ben Johnson all those years ago, in 1988 in Seoul, and still we're coming to grips with the sad reality - the better the performance, the less you can trust it."

FACTBOX-Key facts about sprinter Marion Jones | Sports | Reuters

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:44:46 GMT

(Reuters) - American sprinter Marion Jones, one of track and field's biggest stars after winning five medals at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, had long denied that steroids played a role in her success.

Statement from USATF CEO Craig Masback on Marion Jones' guilty plea

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:47:49 GMT

"USA Track & Field condemns drug use by any athlete, and we are extremely disappointed in Marion Jones and the lies she has told regarding her use of performance-enhancing substances. Her fellow competitors, teammates and the sport are paying the price for her mistakes, and her admission cannot erase that damage.

Marion Jones: Self-confessed drug user (but there's a catch)...

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:10:40 GMT

"I want to apologize to you all for all of this. I am sorry for putting you all through this after you have been there for me through everything. I want to apologize to you, in advance, for the questions that you will be asked about me and about your relationships with me. And lastly, I am sorry for disappointing you all, in so many ways. My intent was never to hurt any of you."

Jones' drug confession sadly fails to shock

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:47:24 GMT

"NO ONE can be surprised by reports that Marion Jones now has confessed to being a drug cheat. Even had she not long been incriminated, this news would come as no great shock. In many sports, and track and field is one, the only surprise now would be in the unimpeachable revelation of innocence."

Marion Jones, the final chapter?

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:49:00 GMT

Sure, this topic has already been linked - but always good commentary.

Lets Run Forum - Marion Jones admits steroid use

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:19:01 GMT

Check out the forum for more comments...