This is one of the most respectful (idk is that the word?) videos ive seen regarding athletics and doping. You actually choose to stay away from the "athlete is intentionally malicious in their doping" narrative that most outlets dive in headfirst in how to explain doping cases, but you actually go into the wider dynamics behind why some athletes are incentivized, convinced or cornered into cheating, from coaches, scholarships and sponsorships, to how they are preyed upon by lawyers or other groups of people. This is a view that is SORELY lacking from the absolute outrage-bait takes most people do, and direct it to structures & systems behind the competitive scene. amazing job :--)

The crazy thing about most running events is that even compared to other sports, it's such a sport of pure physicality. Obviously there's strategy, especially in the biggest races-but at the end of the day, physicality is the limiting factor. I feel like why doping is such an issue within sprints and distance is running is precisely because of this: In a sport like tennis, there are 'soft skills'-you ability to control a point, how consistent and dangerous you are with groundstrokes, etc. Being super doped up doesn't necessarily improve these aspects because they're not directly tied to physicality; for example, most 7ft players who can serve ridiculously fast are nowhere near the top of the (singles) rankings, because their physical height advantage often comes at the cost of these soft skills. On the other hand, running competitively is almost directly tied to physicality. Obviously there's the distinction to be made between aerobic and anaerobic fitness. But at the end of the day, you will run as fast as your body will take you. That's why doping is so much more prominent (or at least impactful), for runners than in other sports. This is not specifically tied to the Asinga case; just an observation I made about the running world.

Jones's ex-husband and ex-boyfriend both ratted her out; her conscience never came into play.

Another RunnerBoi video! Great day

My first thought is are the parents not possibly the ones to have encouraged it, considering they were both high level runners too. It’d make sense when you look at it through the lens of parents wanting to have a prodigy son excel beyond even what they could accomplish. Just food for thought.

My Cheerios were tainted with Dianabol, once (I shit you NOT), causing me to flunk a drug test before a tiddler winks competition.

Your actually cranking o it these uploads now

Gw1516 is an amazing drug, it's not like steroids but for a track athlete it's the next best thing, imagine not getting tired at all while running.

"Technically Erriyon Knighton had run much faster" ah yes the other 200m young phenom, who tested positive of damn TREN of all things

Great video! This is the type of production value we need in Track & Field. Shout out to you for raising the bar.

Insane video🔥🔥🔥

Ban shouldn’t have been as bad, they could’ve given him a 4 year ban from international competition or something like that where he could compete in college but go no further

Guy is suspiciously fast, then fails a drug test. Why does anyone believe his gummy BS?

Great video. Makes me wanna go out and train

best track video i’ve seen in a while

Great research on this topic, im glad you debunked soo many fo the rubbish thats on the internet about this case. Really is refreshing to see someone critically tackle a case like this with an objective lense. Hopefully more people watch this and educate themselves. You earned a sub🎉

Didn’t knighton run faster than the listed Hs national record?

You’re right bro. EVERYBODY’S on the sauce! The best runners have the best chemists and the best connections. Only the up and comers and the second tier athletes get caught. The biggest names have the best connections, that’s why they never get caught.

I agree the punishment doesn't fit the crime.

Weird how erriyon knighton is allowed to compete

They never think they would one day get caught....i wonder why?

early gang early gang

How come everyone using the contamination excuse had a susbstance that made them better? It's never something that wouldn't help their performance

That's very extreme. Excessive

It's a shame that adults looking for a payout exploited this young man with such potential and led him to their collective downfall.

Zero tolerance for cheaters, not matter the age or whatnot. As a deterrent. We need to protect clean athletes that see their own (and their family, as you mentioned) opportunities, achievements, sponsorship, etc. taken from cheaters. Because dopers might get punished, yet honest athletes never get compensated for their lost opportunities. Those dirty lawyers should use their shady tactics to pursue exorbitant financial compensations from the Armstrongs of the sports (still wealthy and worldwide famous) to the honest (and forgotten) athletes that finished behind them.

W video

The doping agency has to much power after they take a simple prove the chain of custody and it was never left unattended

strange that all these top level athletes keep ending up running for MVA.... they def recruit and FHSAA doesn't even look at it

W vid

Give people a 1 strike policy as warning

Will he run in the enhanced olympics next year?

World record progression of pole vault?

good old "PEDs got in my gummies!" absolute joke with these dope heads....

If he keeps practicing, he should be even better when he comes back

Trap Lore Ross of Track and Field

But when knighton uses drugs he just gets a slap on the wrist

Damn, what a freak. If this guy would have laid off the dope, he'd been the best ever

Who has the ability to test everything they put in your body they don’t make that kind of money

don't need to go this deep on gummies. guy cheated

That would explain erriyon hairline

4 years is fair, hope he stops cheating

Isam Bazinga

its not like hes going to prison or anything. he can do whatever else he wants in life, just not compete. if you are caught break the rules you get suspended, thats the rules.

Very interesting and disappointing.