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WADA threatens Jamaica with Olympic expulsion
Story Created: Aug 22, 2013 at 9:12 PM ECT
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has threatened to expel Jamaica from the next Olympics and other major competitions if it refuses to address shortcomings highlighted by a senior ex-employee.
WADA director general David Howman Wednesday night urged the Portia Simpson Miller government to investigate claims by the former executive director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission that its drugs-testing programme was inadequate.
“Our normal approach if we have issues falling into the category of either complaint or concern is to try to work with the particular signatory—in this case the NADA [national anti-doping agency]—and remedy it,” Howman said.
“If nothing happens, we can ask our board to declare any of the signatories non-compliant and that has implications as to whether teams from the country would be admitted into various events”.
Renee Anne Shirley had accused Jamaica’s politicians and administrators of ignoring her warnings that the positive tests returned by Asafa Powell and four other athletes were a “disaster” waiting to happen, saying: “They believe Jamaica does not have a problem.”
Howman warned that if the country refused to take its responsibilities seriously, WADA could deem Jadco non-compliant with the WADA code, which could have dire consequences for the country’s elite athletes, including world record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt.
“We report the non-compliance to people who can then consider whether other sanctions ought to follow,” said Howman.
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QZA 80p · 9 hours ago
these people are jokers, why weren't they issuing threats to china couple years ago? or the us multiple times
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Exess1 94p · 8 hours ago
The children can't beat us so they don't want to play with us anymore. Maybe a nuclear bomb on Jamaica would be better. Then they would get rid of us once and for all.
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Cncamp74 70p · 6 hours ago
Just as they concocted plans to destroy WI Cricket they planning for Jamaica athletics. The best approach is to improve your policies
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Wolfhowling 86p · 4 hours ago
LOL what will they try next to stop Bolt.... ???
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MACKraken 92p · 2 hours ago
Good Idea WADA!!!!!you've finally revealed your true intention ..go ahead, expel Jamaica, and mash up track and field, and by extention the OYMPICS IN BRAZIL, what a way dem out to get us as suggested by this hurried statement by Mr Howman without due diligence.
by the way how many drug testing has been conducted in swimming and Gymnastic lately,,,duppy know who fi frighten
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racist_hater 74p · 1 minute ago
Anyone surprised? Because I'm not, they would always keep the third world superstars down. Just as they killed Peter Tosh and Bob Marley
Story Created: Aug 22, 2013 at 9:12 PM ECT
Story Updated: Aug 22, 2013 at 9:12 PM ECT
l MONTREAL
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has threatened to expel Jamaica from the next Olympics and other major competitions if it refuses to address shortcomings highlighted by a senior ex-employee.
WADA director general David Howman Wednesday night urged the Portia Simpson Miller government to investigate claims by the former executive director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission that its drugs-testing programme was inadequate.
“Our normal approach if we have issues falling into the category of either complaint or concern is to try to work with the particular signatory—in this case the NADA [national anti-doping agency]—and remedy it,” Howman said.
“If nothing happens, we can ask our board to declare any of the signatories non-compliant and that has implications as to whether teams from the country would be admitted into various events”.
Renee Anne Shirley had accused Jamaica’s politicians and administrators of ignoring her warnings that the positive tests returned by Asafa Powell and four other athletes were a “disaster” waiting to happen, saying: “They believe Jamaica does not have a problem.”
Howman warned that if the country refused to take its responsibilities seriously, WADA could deem Jadco non-compliant with the WADA code, which could have dire consequences for the country’s elite athletes, including world record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt.
“We report the non-compliance to people who can then consider whether other sanctions ought to follow,” said Howman.
“That would be the IOC [International Olympic Committee] and IAAF [International Association of Athletics Federations] and so on.”
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QZA 80p · 9 hours ago these people are jokers, why weren't they issuing threats to china couple years ago? or the us multiple times
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Exess1 94p · 8 hours ago The children can't beat us so they don't want to play with us anymore. Maybe a nuclear bomb on Jamaica would be better. Then they would get rid of us once and for all.
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Cncamp74 70p · 6 hours ago Just as they concocted plans to destroy WI Cricket they planning for Jamaica athletics. The best approach is to improve your policies
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Wolfhowling 86p · 4 hours ago LOL what will they try next to stop Bolt.... ???
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MACKraken 92p · 2 hours ago Good Idea WADA!!!!!you've finally revealed your true intention ..go ahead, expel Jamaica, and mash up track and field, and by extention the OYMPICS IN BRAZIL, what a way dem out to get us as suggested by this hurried statement by Mr Howman without due diligence.
by the way how many drug testing has been conducted in swimming and Gymnastic lately,,,duppy know who fi frighten
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racist_hater 74p · 1 minute ago Anyone surprised? Because I'm not, they would always keep the third world superstars down. Just as they killed Peter Tosh and Bob Marley
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