Veteran Australian swimming coach Denis Cotterell has vehemently rejected claims of systemic doping in Chinese swimming after a drug scandal rocked the sport.
Drug testers will alter how they test for the endurance drug EPO after a World Anti-Doping Agency review prompted by Australian Olympian Peter Bol’s case.
The mystery of how traces of a breast cancer drug appeared in urine samples taken from five different thoroughbreds,trained by five different stables and racing at five different tracks,might never be solved.
When you look at damage done by drugs to footballers,does cocaine even begin to compare to the damage done by alcohol?
The AFL must be careful not to throw out the welfare baby with the tough-on-drugs bathwater.
Zeeshan Arain says he documented a disturbingly high prevalence of illicit drug use among players at the Melbourne Football Club and wanted to expose a cultural problem,not blow up the league’s drugs policy.
All drugs can destroy lives,finances,relationships. But in the spirit of openness,let’s not lie. They’re fun,and therein lies the rub.
AFL boss Andrew Dillon has told a briefing of all 18 clubs that the league will continue with a health-based illicit drugs policy. In practice,this would mean no sanction on the first offence.
When it is accepted publicly that clubs lie about injuries to cover for players who are taking drugs,or with drugs in their system,pulling out of games casts doubt on players with legitimate injuries or non-drug related personal issues.
Sport Integrity Australia says it will assess allegations around controversial illicit drug tests in the AFL as the league admits it empowers doctors to remove players from matches if they are at risk of testing positive on match day.
The AFL has a major brand protection imperative. It does not want to look soft on players using drugs. There’s a pressure to be narcotically correct from governments and sponsors.