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Bolt says yes to hair-follicle testing
Published: Sunday | January 12, 2014 2 Comments
André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
Jamaican sprinting superstar Usain Bolt has welcomed news that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is planning to test the hair follicles of athletes, in its latest effort to stamp out cheating in sports.
Bolt, who has won six Olympic gold medals and who on Friday night took home his fifth RJR National Sportsman of the Year award, was, however, quick to underline his belief that anti-doping authorities should commit more towards educating athletes, even as they ramp up their policing methods.
New WADA boss, Craig Reedie, told The Guardian that the agency will be utilising US$10 million in International Olympic Association (IOC) funding to implement the system, which is expected to significantly aid in its anti-doping efforts
Looking at different approaches
"We test in the main blood and urine, but now we will look at different approaches, such as, can we use a lock of hair? This is a really exciting development, and means we can look at approaches that, in the past, have been unaffordable," Reedie was quoted by the British publication.
Bolt, the world 100m and 200m world record holder has no objections to the impending method, telling The Sunday Gleaner that he welcomes the move.
"For me, anything to make the sport clean, I am always welcoming it. There are rules, and rules were made to ensure that everyone remains on point, so I am with it (hair-follicle testing) 100 per cent," Bolt said.
"But I think they (anti-doping authorities) need to do more to educate the athletes to let them understand the severity of what can happen if they get caught and what they should not take and so forth, and we should be in a better position," Bolt added.
"I do my best to keep track and field in a positive light. I don't try to say it's a losing battle, because I think that WADA and IAAF are trying to find ways, creative ways to catch the cheats so, for me, I think they are doing a good job," said Bolt.
Jamaica's track and field and the sport in general have faced significant scrutiny in recent times, particularly since the doping violations of top Jamaican sprinters Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson as well as American Tyson Gay.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...s/sports1.html
Published: Sunday | January 12, 2014 2 Comments
André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter
Jamaican sprinting superstar Usain Bolt has welcomed news that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is planning to test the hair follicles of athletes, in its latest effort to stamp out cheating in sports.
Bolt, who has won six Olympic gold medals and who on Friday night took home his fifth RJR National Sportsman of the Year award, was, however, quick to underline his belief that anti-doping authorities should commit more towards educating athletes, even as they ramp up their policing methods.
New WADA boss, Craig Reedie, told The Guardian that the agency will be utilising US$10 million in International Olympic Association (IOC) funding to implement the system, which is expected to significantly aid in its anti-doping efforts
Looking at different approaches
"We test in the main blood and urine, but now we will look at different approaches, such as, can we use a lock of hair? This is a really exciting development, and means we can look at approaches that, in the past, have been unaffordable," Reedie was quoted by the British publication.
Bolt, the world 100m and 200m world record holder has no objections to the impending method, telling The Sunday Gleaner that he welcomes the move.
"For me, anything to make the sport clean, I am always welcoming it. There are rules, and rules were made to ensure that everyone remains on point, so I am with it (hair-follicle testing) 100 per cent," Bolt said.
"But I think they (anti-doping authorities) need to do more to educate the athletes to let them understand the severity of what can happen if they get caught and what they should not take and so forth, and we should be in a better position," Bolt added.
"I do my best to keep track and field in a positive light. I don't try to say it's a losing battle, because I think that WADA and IAAF are trying to find ways, creative ways to catch the cheats so, for me, I think they are doing a good job," said Bolt.
Jamaica's track and field and the sport in general have faced significant scrutiny in recent times, particularly since the doping violations of top Jamaican sprinters Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson as well as American Tyson Gay.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...s/sports1.html
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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