Athletics
AthleticsNagoya, 27 September: Vietnam's Athletics Finals and Two Records That Have Stood for Thirty Years2026-09-28The first thing that catches the eye on the 27 September sheet is not a clip,...
AthleticsThe Sheet Has Names, Not Times: What India's Athletics Day at the 2026 Asian Games Actually Says2026-09-26I keep a spreadsheet. It has been running since 2026 — sixty-three names,...
AthleticsSeptember 18, and the Lap No Clock Counted: Inside Cyrena Samba-Mayela's Whereabouts Case2026-09-26A two-line statement landed on my screen on a Friday evening, and my hand wen...
AthleticsA Medal Ledger With No Times: India's Athletics on Asian Games Day 6, and Three Blank Columns Read From Chattogram2026-09-26A white board hangs on my wall in Agrabad, Chattogram. Four columns — 1000,...
AthleticsThe Unmeasured Wind: Puripol Boonson, 9.91 Seconds, and Asian Sprinting's Incomplete Archive2026-09-26The Evening of the Semifinal At Nagoya's Paloma Mizuho Stadium the digital...
AthleticsThe 9.91 Doorway: A Teenager in Nagoya, an Unratified Record, and Thailand's Single-Athlete Dependence2026-09-26At the press tribune of Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, the first thing I...
Nagoya, 27 September: Vietnam's Athletics Finals and Two Records That Have Stood for Thirty YearsThe first thing that catches the eye on the 27 September sheet is not a clip,...
The Sheet Has Names, Not Times: What India's Athletics Day at the 2026 Asian Games Actually SaysI keep a spreadsheet. It has been running since 2026 — sixty-three names,...
A Medal Ledger With No Times: India's Athletics on Asian Games Day 6, and Three Blank Columns Read From ChattogramA white board hangs on my wall in Agrabad, Chattogram. Four columns — 1000,...
The Unmeasured Wind: Puripol Boonson, 9.91 Seconds, and Asian Sprinting's Incomplete ArchiveThe Evening of the Semifinal At Nagoya's Paloma Mizuho Stadium the digital...
The 9.91 Doorway: A Teenager in Nagoya, an Unratified Record, and Thailand's Single-Athlete DependenceAt the press tribune of Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, the first thing I...
The Empty Cell of September 18: Cyrena Samba-Mayela's Case and the Data Governance of AthleticsMy ledger has five columns: event, mark, wind, timing method, date. Years of...
9.91 and an Empty Column: From Nagoya's Semifinal to Dhaka's LedgerThe clock at Paloma Mizuho Stadium stopped at 9.91 seconds. Beside the Thai...
September 18, and the Lap No Clock Counted: Inside Cyrena Samba-Mayela's Whereabouts CaseA two-line statement landed on my screen on a Friday evening, and my hand wen...
Cyrena Samba-Mayela: Not Doping, But Paperwork — And the Shadow of Two YearsLast Friday, when the Athletics Integrity Unit's notice arrived, I opened an...
Nagoya's 9.91: The Record Ledger Without the Wind ReadingThe first number on the screen was the reaction time: 0.158 seconds,...
The 9.91 Ledger: A Record Still Hanging on the Wind GaugeThe photo-finish board at Paloma Mizuho Stadium said 9.91 before anyone had...
9.91 Seconds and One Missing NumberPhuripol Boonson left the blocks 0.158 seconds after the gun in Nagoya. It wa...
Nagoya's 9.91 Seconds: The Record Whose Wind Was Never MeasuredWhen the digital board at Paloma Mizuho Stadium flashed 9.91, the anemometer ...
Bronze by 0.08 Seconds: Vietnam's Relay Record Came From the Squad Sheet, Not the TrackVietnam was still leading when the last baton change was made. The scoreboard...