It is interesting reading my old blogs in the
light of the recent success reported by the IAAF in catching six people doping
via the indirect method of analysing blood samples over a number of years: the
so-called “biological passport”.
It seems
like some of my more earlier views may have been a bit too negative about the
success of the scheme. A major new weapon seems to be the “plea bargain”. Admit
doping and you get a two-year ban. Don’t and you will get four years if you
fail your appeal. I am not sure what the British Olympic Association will feel
about this though, given their concern about short bans. But it does avoid the
risk of WADA losing a case at the Court of Arbitration for sport. Perhaps more
interesting is the use that these admissions could have on the case of those
who do not fess up. The passports from those who own up could be compared to those
who have admitted doping, hence strengthening the prosecution case.
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