Sports Integrity Australia and the federal sports minister have refused to comment on independent test results that cleared the runner of using EPO.
Serious questions remain about the conduct and competence of the government agencies involved. Those questions must be answered.
Peter Bol’s legal team claims “inexperience and incompetence at the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory led to an incorrect determination”.
Australian middle distance champions Ollie Hoare and Stewart McSweyn say they still have confidence in the anti-doping system despite the recent experience of their friend and teammate Peter Bol.
Australian runner Peter Bol’s provisional ban for testing positive to EPO has been lifted after a test of his B sample did not confirm the A sample result,prompting his lawyer to criticise Sport Integrity Australia and the sport’s governing body for the treatment of the champion runner.
Four professors of biochemistry and molecular biology from Norway are worried by the Peter Bol doping case,saying analysis of EPO test results is subjective.
Australian Olympian Peter Bol believes he is the victim of a flawed and unfair anti-doping system,pleading his innocence and asking people not to rush to judge him.
The Australian coach,who helped steer the Romanian to grand slam glory,has leapt to the former world No.1’s defence after she tested positive for a banned substance at the US Open.
In a social media post,the two-time grand slam champion called the news of her positive test “the biggest shock of[her] life”.
David Sharpe is urging athletes to avoid complacency with an eye on the nation’s “golden decade”.
Anna Shcherbakova of Russia has upset her teammate Kamila Valieva,who fell during her routine and placed fourth in the free skating program.