Sonia O'Sullivan: Why was the investigation into Bahrain only made known after the Olympics – when it was concluded last December
A future medal in the post will never have the same gratification as that special lost moment would have had
Whatever about the rights or wrongs of Naser being free to compete in Paris, winning the silver medal in a season best of 48.53, as Adeleke finished fourth, the AIU investigation into Bahrain appears to raise more questions than answers.
Tetyana Samolenko of the Soviet Union winning the 3000m at the Seoul Olympics. In June 1993, she tested positive for steroids. Photograph: Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images Going back to when I finished fourth in my first Olympics, in the 3,000m in Barcelona in 1992, there were always some whispers about the Russian athletes, and the former East Germans, who seemed to have an advantage over everyone else. It just wasn’t something we openly spoke about, although they weren’t respected as much as others.
But even if there was to be any retrospective findings or further sanctions from Paris, like we have so often seen in the past, that moment of glory is lost. A medal in the post will never have the same gratification as that lost moment would have had.
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