Revamping Our Anti-Doping Measures

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Locally, our programme continues with an executive director in control without the confidence of the board that employs him and a proven inability to carry out drug testing without faults and controversies. The decision of track and field icon and superlative person Usain Bolt to retire from competition may yet prove to be the last chance of sports to be able to attract the type of support needed to allow the best of our sportsmen and women to compete on the proverbial level playing field.

Independent agencies that supervise sports, manned by individuals without the 'baggage' of multiple loyalties, may prove to be the answer if non-nationals are allowed to be a part of the testing programme. Sadly, that will not happen in my lifetime. Winning is now much too important to bother with transparency and ethical behaviour. Sigh.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/s...oping-measures