Andrew Ryan, executive director of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), has hit back at criticisms of plans to reform the global drugs testing system by the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations (iNADO).
2. Andrew Ryan, executive director of the Association of
Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF),
has hit back at criticisms of plans to reform the global
drugs testing system by the Institute of National Anti-
Doping Organizations (iNADO).
The Summer Olympics head said he believes that
there must be separation of a fully independent anti-
doping system from Governmental and sporting
interference. This was the cornerstone of a 12-point
reform declaration made by the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board.
3. It was insisted by the IOC that it would be of no use to exclude either
governing bodies or Governmental representatives from political level
decisions on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive
Committee and Foundation Board though it claim both must be
completely separated from testing and sanctioning.
In the declaration, the IOC claimed anti-doping should be separated
from sporting interests but also it should be equally independent from
national interests. On the other hand, anti-doping organizations are
of the view that the World Anti-Doping Agency should be responsible
for sanctioning individuals who fail tests as well as organizations non-
compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code. The anti-doping
organizations also criticized the International Olympic Committee for
adopting what they implied was a hypocritical stance for their
decision not to impose a blanket suspension on Russia from Rio 2016
following the McLaren Report evidence.