agip wrote:
I don't see any option other than taking doping controls away from the countries. Between corruption like described here and incompetence like in Kenya, it has become clear that national anti drugging doesn't work well enough.
The diamond league and world marathon majors should work together to have their own testing system - if you don't get tested regularly by their own testers, you can't compete.
Not sure how to handle the WC and OG.
YES!
WC and OG should be organized by independent entities with no state or political ties. The whole idea of nationalism makes me sick; it is over-used, mis-played, and contributes to fascism and slavery.
National/government controls are limited by the desire to please their overlords. Let the various athletic leagues and various independent organizations seek out their own means and methods of establishing the level of clean sport that their fans/consumers seek. And if the controls are not effective the league can remove them [controls] and seek out (hire/contract) with another group that promises better results. Right now WADA and each national control group has an almost (complete?) monopoly over who can participate in athletics. Of course, we are going to see corruption involved.
Let the market clean the sport. Unfortunately, you will have some leagues/sports that are cleaner than others. And maybe the less clean ones will make more money; fine. Then each fan and competitor can choose what they prefer more: values and purity, or fame and money.
But then when everyone wants their cake and eat it too, I doubt any of this will happen...