Track and field takes doping seriously, banning 66 Olympic and world medallists since the Athletics Integrity Unit’s launch in 2017
And still the headlines come. On Thursday the Rio Olympic 100m hurdles champion, Brianna McNeal, was provisionally suspended and could face an eight-year doping ban for “tampering”. The week before, the 2017 long jump world champion Luvo Manyonga was suspended and could face a four-year ban for whereabouts violations. Both cases are yet to be prosecuted, and the usual caveats about being innocent until proven guilty apply, but the message is increasingly clear. Track and field is a sport which takes anti-doping seriously.
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Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2021/jan/18/athletics-66-doping-bans-showcase-a-winning-way-other-sports-should-follow under the title “Athletics’ 66 doping bans showcase a winning way other sports should follow | Sean Ingle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
