IOC Medical chair: governments should fund WADA more

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7 years ago 09/26/2016 3:08pm EDT

Yeah, that will make it more "independent"...http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1042045/exclusive-ioc-medical-commission-chair-calls-for-more-government-funding-for-wada

Greater financial support from Governments and a better monitoring and sanctioning system are among changes proposed to the global anti-doping system by International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission and Scientific chairman UÄŸur Erdener.
As well as being President of the Turkish Olympic Committee and World Archery, Erdener is also a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee member and IOC vice-president.

At present, WADA is constituted and funded on a 50-50 split between the sports world and public authorities.

7 years ago 09/26/2016 3:16pm EDT

re: trust in the flag

This is exactly right.

The political determination of "meldonium" as performance-enhancing, simply because a bunch of Russian/Soviet athletes were using it (showing up on tests, but still legal), is a prime example of how the "system" (WADA) works when funded by US/Western sources.

7 years ago 09/26/2016 3:35pm EDT

re: Resonant turnips

Resonant turnips wrote:
This is exactly right.
The political determination of "meldonium" as performance-enhancing, simply because a bunch of Russian/Soviet athletes were using it (showing up on tests, but still legal), is a prime example of how the "system" (WADA) works when funded by US/Western sources.

The most significant "Fancy Bears" leak so far IMO is the Adderall ones (Biles the most prominent). A somewhat subjectively determined condition (as opposed to asthma for instance, which at least could in theory be rather objective), where being in (say) the lowest 10th percentile qualifies you for PED usage. Concentration is a key for any athlete, particularly some of the sports it's been seen in. There's also no "leveling the playing field" with this, it just gives you super-concentration (again with asthma, after bronchodilation passes you have to over-dose a lot to get effect, and not always positive). If the non-Americans were using it, there would be an uproar.

7 years ago 09/26/2016 5:46pm EDT

re: trust in the flag

Yeah, that will make it more "independent"...

a) WADA funded by federations

b) WADA funded by governments

c) WADA funded by athletes

d) WADA funded by fans

Which works best? (d) would be a good option except that many fans are ambivalent towards doping.

7 years ago 09/26/2016 5:53pm EDT

re: trust in the flag

WADA should be disbanded completely. The United Nations should start an international agency which the charter of 100% full compliance with procedures and protocols in use by international Corrections, Law Enforcement, and University Laboratories.

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