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Athlete Forces USADA to Reduce Ban

Publication by EssentiallySports | August 22, 2026 | Edition #677 |
Hey Athletic Fans,
This edition's lead story raises real questions about how doping sanctions handle things after a 50-year-old athlete has successfully forced USADA to cut down her doping ban. It's already got people split on whether that's fair process or a loophole.
All that and more in today's edition of Essentially Athletics.


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Kim Le Court de Billot-Pienaar produces a lung-bursting run to win the stage and seize the overall lead. Watch below 👇

On this day in 2004, Justin Gatlin produces the race of his life, holding off the fastest Olympic 100m field in history to win gold in 9.85 seconds. He edged out Francis Obikwelu by a single hundredth and defending champion Maurice Greene by two.
It's the closest Olympic 100m final since 1980, with four men dipping under 9.90 seconds for the first time ever. At just 22, Gatlin becomes the youngest Olympic 100m champion in 36 years, dropping to his knees in disbelief as it sinks in.
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