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The point I was trying to make before with Coe's erasing of world records is that I think we can group and rank athletes based on levels of doping suspicion and then determine where or if a line should be drawn. For example, T&F News does this already with Barnes and the Chinese women. I will attempt to do this (without mentioning any names other than Barnes - because this site already discounts his WR). I believe T&F News draws the line after #2. Feel free to discuss these and/or rank them yourself. If somehow this offends anyone at the home office, please delete and I will never mention PED's again.
1) If an athlete gets busted in the same year of their WR, then it gets thrown out (Barnes)
2) If a number of runners from a nation runs unbelievable times with suspicious circumstances and never approach those again (Chinese women)
3) if a nation has a systematic doping program where every single athlete receives PEDs (East Germany??)
4) If an athlete gets busted and then returns in a following year to set a WR (likely receiving benefits of PEDs)
5) If a nation has a major problem where dozens of their top athletes are busted and/or their top leaders try to get doping covered up (currently Russia??)
6) If an athlete is suspiciously muscular and/or has major improvements at a later age than normal for their event
7) If an athlete gets busted the year after or several years after setting a WR
8) If an athlete trains with or is coached by someone with PED ties
1) If an athlete gets busted in the same year of their WR, then it gets thrown out (Barnes)
2) If a number of runners from a nation runs unbelievable times with suspicious circumstances and never approach those again (Chinese women)
3) if a nation has a systematic doping program where every single athlete receives PEDs (East Germany??)
4) If an athlete gets busted and then returns in a following year to set a WR (likely receiving benefits of PEDs)
5) If a nation has a major problem where dozens of their top athletes are busted and/or their top leaders try to get doping covered up (currently Russia??)
6) If an athlete is suspiciously muscular and/or has major improvements at a later age than normal for their event
7) If an athlete gets busted the year after or several years after setting a WR
8) If an athlete trains with or is coached by someone with PED ties
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