The IAAF seems to have done a very sensible thing in a stupendously clumsy way (Radcliffe and Edwards fury at 'cowardly' plan to strip athletics records, Sport, 2 May). By discounting the records of athletes rather than merely drawing a line from today, they have upset those athletes, the very heroes who provide that inspiration for future generations that is missing elsewhere. The decision makes sense only if you consider that most athletics records last for about four years, as all major games...
The IAAF seems to have done a very sensible thing in a stupendously clumsy way (Radcliffe and Edwards fury at 'cowardly' plan to strip athletics records, Sport, 2 May). By discounting the records of athletes rather than merely drawing a line from today, they have upset those athletes, the very heroes who provide that inspiration for future generations that is missing elsewhere. The decision makes sense only if you consider that most athletics records last for about four years, as all major games...
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