Both are guilty of besmirching our athletes reputation and ending careers. Dr. Wright, who, as JADCO's Chief Doping Control Officer, has been the foremost in the press crucifying our athletes. His credentials were brought into question during the Veronica Campbell-Brown case and now the facts are proving that under his watch, proper procedures for handling samples were not being enforced. When challenged, he lied about non-compliance procedures were adopted with WADA's blessings. Collecting p!ss is not brain surgery. Allison Randall and Travis Smikle were also tested positive for the same drug. Who is to tell that their samples were not also contaminated due to improper handling practices. They will never get a chance to defend themselves or clear their names. This drug is found in Hypertension medications. Every single Jamaican knows someone or has some family member who takes "presha" pills. Dr. Rachel Irving wrote an article in the Gleaner stating how easy banned substances can be transferred. This theory is being supported by the CAS's "reputable" foreign doctor. I think of Dominique Blake and Steve Mullings who I was quick to chastise. They could have been victims to JADCO's and Dr. Paul Wright's incompetence. The trust factor in JADCO is lost. WADA officials came to Jamaica twice and gave us the green light that everything was "corposetick". Ann Shirley ran to the international press saying we weren't doing enough testing, but we could be doing a million tests per month, if the proper procedures are not adhered to to preserve the integrity of those tests, then it amounts to naught. These are the questions and the issues that our press should be taking up and going hard at these officials instead being lackeys.
Then you have the JADCO disciplinary committee who sits on their high horses and hand down career threatening judgments in the face of hard evidence of improper testing procedures to protect their own. How many careers are they going to continue to destroy while Jamaica's reputation sinks further?
Then you have the JADCO disciplinary committee who sits on their high horses and hand down career threatening judgments in the face of hard evidence of improper testing procedures to protect their own. How many careers are they going to continue to destroy while Jamaica's reputation sinks further?
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