Tests galore for Jamaican athletes..mek WADA tek whe demself

[Don1]

IAAF says Jamaican athletes tested extensively

2:22 pm, Mon October 14, 2013

Track and field world’s governing body, the IAAF, says the testing of Jamaican athletes in and out of competition before the London Olympics were “extensive and thorough” and “continues to be so today”.

This come on the heels of reports earlier on Monday that the World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, wants to carry out an extra-ordinary audit of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission.

The WADA statement follows allegations the by JADCO‘s former Executive Director Rene Ann Shirley that testing of Jamaica’s sprint stars all but collapsed in the months before the London Games. "WADA has accepted an invitation from the Prime Minister of Jamaica to visit and inspect JADCO (the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission)," WADA said in a statement to Reuters on Monday.

When RJR Sports checked with JADCO chairman Dr. Herb Elliott on Monday for a response regarding WADA’s planned extra-ordinary audit, he would only say: "I will not speak on the matter until after I've spoken with David Howman of WADA".

Meanwhile, responding to emailed queries from RJR Sports on Monday, IAAF spokesman Chris Turner noted that the Jamaican athletes were the most tested among nations whose athletes are on the IAAF’s Registered Testing Pool in 2012.

“In 2012 Jamaica had 19 athletes in the RTP and they were tested 126 times which works out as an average of 6.63 tests per athlete, making Jamaican athletes the most tested of the RTP,” Turned said, indicating that the RTP represents the sport’s top international elite, which fall in the world’s top-20 athletes in event discipline.

“The nearest to Jamaica in the top-10 of nations whose athletes compose the RTP is USA whose 43 athletes in the 2012 RTP were tested 222 times, which is an average of 5.16 tests per athlete,” Turned added.

According to the AP report, Wada's probe follows data from the former executive director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission indicating a near complete breakdown in JADCO's out-of-competition testing from January 2012 to the July opening of the Olympics.

[Sir X]

Wow

[Jangle]

Jamaica is the cockroach weh get caught between the two fowls dem IAAF and WADA.

[Don1]

Jamaica is currently a large part of the indispensable element upholding the popular appeal of track...which Lamine Diack and his IAAF cannot do without... if the sport is to be successful

We need to understand and use our critical position intelligently

[Sir X]

Said that years ago.Sad thing is we havent a clue how to play the PR game.

[Gamma]

if EVER anyone wanted proof of a WADA agenda ... BOOM! pound need fi tek whey himself because he is contaminated by victor conte...that unholy alliance based upon "i used to be a cheat so i know what to look for" is running thin ...

[Sir X]

Its easy to tie up pound and Wada, our leaders havent a clue.