I think, there is a central problem among anti-doping campaigners: the principle of strict liability - fair or not - is no longer being pursued consistently enough.

🗣️🇪🇸🇮🇹 Rafael Nadal on Jannik Sinner’s ‘doping’ case, during an interview today with El Hormiguero: “I don't believe in that Sinner wanted or meant to dope. Justice is justice and we don't have to like it only when they decide what we want them to decide. If he hasn't been

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Just a reminder of the double standards in anti-doping. Lower level rugby player has to appeal to get 4 year ban reduced to 2 for in-competition cocaine +ve. Premier League footballer also tests +for cocaine in competition. Receives silent, 8-week ban. Both under WADA code. 🤷

Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #55 A new investigation into US athlete's pet dog medication defence, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal comment on Sinner's failed doping tests and Nairo Quintana's doctor's criminal trial is delayed until 2025. 🖇️substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/hones…

In 2001, Pep Guardiola and Frank de Boer tested positive for the same anabolic steroid - nandrolone - while being supervised by the same FC Barcelona consultant doctor. This is the full story. A Long Read. 🖇️substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/hones…

The real story of when and why Pep Guardiola failed two doping tests during his career It took eight years before he could fully clear his name. givemesport.com/why-pep-guardi…

For what it is worth, Jannik Sinner was not cleared in his doping case. Sinner, in fact, committed two Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV). He simply avoided a ban, because he did not act with fault or negligence. "J. Conclusions 116. The Player has committed two ADRVS"

Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #56 Two Italian tennis players who have failed doping tests win the US Open, a German football club signs a new contract with a player currently suspended, and claims of child doping in jiu-jitsu surface. 🖇️substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/hones…

Nicolas Zanellato, a 22-year-old tennis player from Brazil, has been provisionally suspended under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme.

Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #57 A Swedish Olympic champion tells all about her doping, WADA blocks a White House official from scrutinising its handling of the Chinese doping scandal and EPO is in the news in cycling and athletics. 🖇️substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/hones…

If WADA had allowed research initiated by RUSADA and carried out by a scientist widely suspected to be in the pay of the Russians to lead to Kamila Valieva being allowed to get away with a doping offence and keep her The Olympic Games medal then that surely would have been much

And why would that be - is the omerta as strong here as in other doping riddled sports

Doping in Sport - Bi-Weekly Press round-up #58 Prosecutor finds that Chinese officials 'broke rules' in handling of doping cases before Tokyo 2020, another tennis player tests positive and Jannik Sinner hires Novak Djokovic's former support staff. 🖇️substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/hones…

As requested earlier. Top 10 countries with the lowest charge rates for athletes who have failed tests. (10+ AAF's required to make list) 26% US 26% Denmark 29% Sweden 31% Netherlanda 36% Spain 45% Germany 55% South Africa 58% UK 59% Australia 59% France