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If Kenya wants to really move into the Olympics with a clear conscience and with global credibility, then ... better testing and monitoring of our athletes has to be put in place immediately, if this scenario is going to drag on until Rio, then of course (a cloud) is going to hang over Rio as well. – Brother Colm O'Connell	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That's when (Kenya) started to latch on to the idea that this needs to be tackled, she was the first real elite athlete to set people back on their heels. – Brother Colm O'Connell	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
For the team to play against the Dutch only a few days after the terrible experiences in Paris is a necessary signal. – Reinhard Rauball	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I welcome the decision by the DFB to play the game after discussions with Lower Saxony security officials. There are no reasons that would force us to cancel the game, we also want to send a signal that these cowardly terrorists cannot run our lives. – Sport Boris Pistorius	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We are going to be on the grid next year. We are homing in on a solution, we will have a solution, it will be a little bit different to where we currently are. – Red Bull principal Christian Horner	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I think it's about who controls Formula One, at the moment you've got two very powerful engine manufacturers that are working closely together and then you've got the promoter and governing body and the engine is the catalyst of that. – Red Bull principal Christian Horner	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Kenya has a real problem and have been very slow to acknowledge it, russia is not the only country and athletics is not the only sport with a doping problem. – Dick Pound	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
As Athletics Kenya our policy is very clear: we do not condone doping, we will not hide anyone who is caught doping. – Isaac Mwangi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The country is doing the very best we can. – Isaac Mwangi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was a disaster. – Mike Boit	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The world is watching what we are doing. If we don't act, then we have to blame ourselves tomorrow. – Moses Kiptanui	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If one athlete goes out there and wins, he brings the money and shares with the community. If that stops, life will be hard for most Kenyans here. – Philip Singoei	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was intended to divert the blow from themselves. – Vadim Zelichenok	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Russia is not the main problem in the world athletics. Yes, there are problems, we do not deny it, but the Russian problems did not begin in Russia. People have been playing by the rules established in the world athletics. – Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We feel like we should have had this one, i blew that chip shot. Joe Johnson made a perfect pass. It was exactly the way the play was drawn up. – Brook Lopez	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Having spent time with Stephen and understood his vision for the future, it is clear he has ensured there is a strong platform from which the team can make big steps forward in the seasons ahead, there is clearly a big challenge ahead and a lot of work to do, but I can't wait to meet the wider team and get down to business. – Brazilian Grand Prix	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We passed that close to the podium, Jenson and me, and we said we will not be that close any more this year and we took a picture at least, jokes apart, I think it has been a very frustrating weekend with two engine failures. I didn't take part in the race in Mexico, I didn't take part in qualifying here... – Spaniard Alonso	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I need to be a little bit more prepared next time in Abu Dhabi( the final race of the season in two weeks' time), take the telephone and the sun tanning( lotion) or something, it was quite hot out there. – Spaniard Alonso	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's the last match of the season against an opponent I know really well, it is just going to come down to a little bit here or there. – Maria Sharapova each	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's probably closer than it looks from that timesheet to Ferrari. – Paddy Lowe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I think that should be fine for the race. – Paddy Lowe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We are working towards a deal and if one can be achieved, then that will be announced in time but we will still make it, don’t worry. – Red Bull chief engineer	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We will get the change we want and only then will Russian athletes return to international competition, this is not about politics, this is about the protection of clean athletes. I cannot overstate the feeling around the conference call this evening about sending the strongest possible message that we can. – Sebastian Coe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
To regain membership to the IAAF the new federation would have to fulfil a list of criteria, an inspection team will be led by Independent Chair Rune Andersen, an independent international anti-doping expert (Norwegian) and three members of the IAAF Council who will be appointed in the next few days. – Sebastian Coe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

If Kenya wants to really move into the Olympics with a clear conscience and with global credibility, then ... better testing and monitoring of our athletes has to be put in place immediately, if this scenario is going to drag on until Rio, then of course (a cloud) is going to hang over Rio as well.

– Brother Colm O'Connell

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

That's when (Kenya) started to latch on to the idea that this needs to be tackled, she was the first real elite athlete to set people back on their heels.

– Brother Colm O'Connell

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

For the team to play against the Dutch only a few days after the terrible experiences in Paris is a necessary signal.

– Reinhard Rauball

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I welcome the decision by the DFB to play the game after discussions with Lower Saxony security officials. There are no reasons that would force us to cancel the game, we also want to send a signal that these cowardly terrorists cannot run our lives.

– Sport Boris Pistorius

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We are going to be on the grid next year. We are homing in on a solution, we will have a solution, it will be a little bit different to where we currently are.

– Red Bull principal Christian Horner

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I think it's about who controls Formula One, at the moment you've got two very powerful engine manufacturers that are working closely together and then you've got the promoter and governing body and the engine is the catalyst of that.

– Red Bull principal Christian Horner

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Kenya has a real problem and have been very slow to acknowledge it, russia is not the only country and athletics is not the only sport with a doping problem.

– Dick Pound

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

As Athletics Kenya our policy is very clear: we do not condone doping, we will not hide anyone who is caught doping.

– Isaac Mwangi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The country is doing the very best we can.

– Isaac Mwangi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It was a disaster.

– Mike Boit

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The world is watching what we are doing. If we don't act, then we have to blame ourselves tomorrow.

– Moses Kiptanui

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If one athlete goes out there and wins, he brings the money and shares with the community. If that stops, life will be hard for most Kenyans here.

– Philip Singoei

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It was intended to divert the blow from themselves.

– Vadim Zelichenok

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Russia is not the main problem in the world athletics. Yes, there are problems, we do not deny it, but the Russian problems did not begin in Russia. People have been playing by the rules established in the world athletics.

– Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We feel like we should have had this one, i blew that chip shot. Joe Johnson made a perfect pass. It was exactly the way the play was drawn up.

– Brook Lopez

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Having spent time with Stephen and understood his vision for the future, it is clear he has ensured there is a strong platform from which the team can make big steps forward in the seasons ahead, there is clearly a big challenge ahead and a lot of work to do, but I can't wait to meet the wider team and get down to business.

– Brazilian Grand Prix

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We passed that close to the podium, Jenson and me, and we said we will not be that close any more this year and we took a picture at least, jokes apart, I think it has been a very frustrating weekend with two engine failures. I didn't take part in the race in Mexico, I didn't take part in qualifying here...

– Spaniard Alonso

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I need to be a little bit more prepared next time in Abu Dhabi( the final race of the season in two weeks' time), take the telephone and the sun tanning( lotion) or something, it was quite hot out there.

– Spaniard Alonso

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's the last match of the season against an opponent I know really well, it is just going to come down to a little bit here or there.

– Maria Sharapova each

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's probably closer than it looks from that timesheet to Ferrari.

– Paddy Lowe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I think that should be fine for the race.

– Paddy Lowe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We are working towards a deal and if one can be achieved, then that will be announced in time but we will still make it, don’t worry.

– Red Bull chief engineer

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We will get the change we want and only then will Russian athletes return to international competition, this is not about politics, this is about the protection of clean athletes. I cannot overstate the feeling around the conference call this evening about sending the strongest possible message that we can.

– Sebastian Coe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

To regain membership to the IAAF the new federation would have to fulfil a list of criteria, an inspection team will be led by Independent Chair Rune Andersen, an independent international anti-doping expert (Norwegian) and three members of the IAAF Council who will be appointed in the next few days.

– Sebastian Coe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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