Athletes who cheat are rarely caught. The drug-testers need better incentives to catch them. Print edition | Leaders. Feb 8th 2018. PROFESSIONAL athletes pay a high price for their pursuit of excellence and glory. Training to the limit tears muscles and wears out joints. read more
The easiest way would be to make all banned substances legal for the purpose of sport. Outside of that, you will always have someone who is willing to tow the line or outsmart traditional testing methods. Blood testing, which most sports are not doing, would give you the best chance to eradicate doping in sports. read more
Doping in sports is back in the news. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has found “systematic failures” in drug testing and accuses Russia of bribing officials to cover up positive results, in a report released today, Nov. 9. read more
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s independent commission produced enough evidence to justify support for a ban from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Association of Athletics Federations. We might yet see other sports organisations imposing sanctions on athletes. read more