An athlete jumps over hurdles on Wednesday, the day before the start of the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland, Oregon. (AP/Elaine Thompson)The face of Ashton Eaton is plastered on walls and buildings all over the city as the poster athlete for the world indoor championships.For the next few days, this is his town — he’s from the area — and the Olympic decathlon champion has one request: Stop focusing on doping.”I just care about competing on the track,” Eaton said.That cloud hanging over the meet, though, is hard to ignore. The Russians aren’t here because of pending doping and …read more
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