'I Will Never Recover From This Heartbreak': Brianna McNeal Loses Appeal of Five-Year Suspension

[sarisataka]

'I Will Never Recover From This Heartbreak': Brianna McNeal Loses Appeal of Five-Year Suspension

After qualifying at the U.S. Olympic Trials last month, Brianna McNeal should be defending her 100-meter hurdles championship in Tokyo later this month. But due to a brazen lack of compassion on behalf of governing bodies for the Olympic Games, she won’t get the chance.

On Friday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied the 29-year-old gold medalist’s appeal of a five-year ban for violating anti-doping policies. The ban, which was placed upon McNeal last month, initially stemmed from her missing a doping test in January 2020. McNeal explained to The New York Times that she missed the test because she was recovering from a recent abortion.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/never-recover-heartbreak-brianna-mcneal-145300031.html

Much more at link.

Undoubtedly there are factors not reported in the article however if the basic facts are true it seems the penalty is excessive. Even though it is not her first time missing tests it seems the extenuating circumstances could have reduced the length of the ban.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. K&R. There are strong parallels between the ways sports bodies oppress athletes, particularly those

who are otherwise marginalized, and how policing oppresses the wider population, particularly those who are otherwise marginalized, all in the name of The Rules.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. plus, many nations and athletes have forgotten the olympic ideal.

its not that you won, its that you came and partook . baron de cobitrain , modern olympic games founder . many nations have forgot that and its medals , medals , medals , and some countries , if u dont win, you die.

[jimfields33]

3. She missed a scheduled required test

I’m not sure how a person can just miss a test on probation. Would a person miss a competition?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. It's right there in the article; she was recovering from a medical procedure.