Do they do even the most basic doping protocols at these age group "world championships," or is it a doping free-for-all for masters runners?
Someone fact check me on this, but I'll assume for a moment, they do not test the age-group winners. For the AbbottWMM Wanda race organizers to call their event an age group "World Championship" and not require basic drug testing for age-group "world champions," is asinine and makes such events farcical and a joke (if that is the case).
It's unnecessary and cost prohibitive to drug test every local 5K runner. But if someone is competing at an elite level on the international stage, masters or otherwise, it should be expected that they're held to the same standard. And don't tell me they "can't afford the drug testing." Bullcrap. If you can afford to put on an international world championship with 30,000 runners, you can afford a few extra urine tests.
Otherwise, call it what it is, "The Doping-Test Optional, Age-Group Championships."