1993 world championships -- w100 m

ottey runs devers to the line. who won?

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[yescanto]

A scientist who handled the 1999 drug test for Jamacian sprinter Merlene Ottey says a mistake was made clearing the runner of a positive test.

"The sample shouldn't have been corrected at all",said Christaine Ayotte, the head of the lab in Montreal where the testing was carried out.

"And when they did, they used the wrong formula. It was a very stupid mistake. They turned it upside down. The problem is that no one from the IAAF side was able to correct this formula during Arbitration.....

[yescanto]

(continued) Late the arbitrators wrote they were misled by the Ottey expert, but then it was too late."

Article on the net; Fight Against Doping:Marion Jones Sentencing, Austrian Appeal,Merlene Ottey ..Oct 1, 2008.

There is no anti-doping organization in Jamacia, parliment is trying to create a national doping agency, and are pushing througth legislation which will enact the WADDA code and the UNESCO treaty on doping. Slovenia has no doping control at all, steriods are legal in Europe.

[theodwrostv]

Privalova ..the last white sprinter legend.... love her

[natroles]

Still to this day I believe Merlene won, also she is still competing this very evening. Anybody who says Devers was the better competitor has lost their marbles. Loved it when Merlene then came out and won the 200 meters beating Gwen Torrence who refused to be interviewed. Merlene Ottey a true legend.

[totowablood58]

Maybe it's true about African athletes being dominant over European athletes overall. I would have to say it is probably true. Look at Flo Jo, Evelyn Ashford, Merlene Ottey, Kip Keino, john Carlos, Jimmy Hines, Micheal Johnson and Jesse Owens come on man!!!!!! These are the best the world has every known.  Only a handful of European (white) athletes have come out on top like: John Walker, Steve Ovett, SebCoe, Jim Ryun, Valery Borzov, Mary Decker Slaney and many German athletes as well.

[CHEETAH69]

@404OrioExcept she didn't win.

[Ras09true]

Ottey won,a similar thing occurred in 07 with VCB, lwIlliams, Vcb won, so Ottey won here.It's torso first. By the way don't talk crap About Ottey using drugs, if you know track you would notice that Ottey was one if not the most consistent female sprinters in terms of times in both 1 and 2, just like how Asafa times are consistent. Not like some who only ran fast in final. Even after the drug allegation her times never faltered, she ran at Olympics in her 40s

[yescanto]

@404Orion Merelne never ran fast without the help of drugs !!

[404Orion]

@yescanto SO WHAT ?? THEY LET THOSE E. GERMANS GO ALL THOSE YEARS , BESIDES MERLENE STILL RAN FAST @ 40 & MADE THE '00 FINALS , YOU GO MERLENE

[404Orion]

YOU WON THAT MERLENE ;) , IT'S ALL GOOD

[ranhill]

Irina Privalova was always great in the first 50m. Too bad she couldn't maintain that speed until the end of her races. She was always a 2-4 finisher, usually getting passed in the last 20m or so. But still, I like her looong strides and she never quit on a race.

[aquerius23]

Sister Merlene Ottey!... Beautiful, Strong and a true representation of TALENT, RESILIENCE and her aura, reminiscent of MIGHTY AFRIKAN QUEENS FROM THE ANCIENT!.....

All hail the Queen! ((IYE!!)) MERLENE OTTEY!!!