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U.S. medal
in track BAUER
dominance

could reflect
doping cleanup

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT PLAY
GRAHAM,
AP Sports Writers
LONDON (AP) — For years,
athletes from the United
States have quietly won-
dered how they might
have fared if they had
been competing on a lev-
el playing field. This year,
they may have found out.
Final figures from the
medals standings at the
world championships that
wrapped up Sunday of-
fered evidence that track
and field’s attempt to
crack down on a global
doping crisis could be
making a direct impact on
the results themselves.
Exhibit A: The United States
won 30 medals, while ath-
letes from four countries
that have been under the
doping microscope — Ke-
nya (11), Russia (6), Ethio-
pia (5) and Jamaica (4) —
combined for 26.
Two years ago, the results
looked like this: United
States 17, Kenya 16, Jamai-
ca 12, Ethiopia 8, Russia 4.
Four years ago, with Russia
competing on home turf
and in the midst of what
investigators have deter-
mined was a state-spon-
sored doping conspiracy,
they looked like this: United
States 26, Russia 14, Kenya
12, Jamaica and Ethiopia
10 each.
“Maybe the only good
byproduct of the past cor-
ruption and scandal is that
it forces sport to make sure
it never happens again,”
said Travis Tygart, the CEO
of the U.S. Anti-Doping
Agency. “Ultimately, that’s
good for clean athletes.” Bauer lifts Indians to 7-3 victory over Red Sox
Among the changes that
have taken place over the
last two years: Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer delivers during the first inning
of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Monday, Aug. 14,
2017.
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