Emma Coburn, photo by PhotoRun.net
INDIANAPOLIS (USA): USATF will not ratify Emma Coburn’s 9:11.42 clocking from the Glasgow Diamond League as a US 3000mSC record as she did not submit a doping control at the event, report Runnersworld. USATF records keeper Bob Hersh explained: “When we inquired as to whether [a drug test for Coburn] was done, it wasn’t. “There’s not much you can do about that after the fact. “Since we started this requirement four years ago, this is the first time that we’ve ever had to reject a record because there was no doping control.”
(Editor’s note: Emma Coburn had a wonderful season last year. I was lucky enough to see all of her steeplechase races with the exception of Shanghai. It is a shame that Emma’s 9:11.42 will not be ratified, but my guess is that she will go sub 9:10 this season. Emma Coburn is racing the 2000 meters on Saturday, February 7 at the New Balance Indoor GP. )