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IAAF denies negligence amid renewed doping claims
http://www.dw.com/en/iaaf-denies-negligence-amid-renewed-doping-claims/a-18623489The head of world athletics has staunchly defended its anti-doping efforts following allegations of mass doping among medal-winning athletes. The global sports community is calling for a thorough investigation.
IAAF denies negligence amid renewed doping claims
03.08.2015
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack said Monday that any suggestion his organization had been too lax in its approach to drug testing athletes was "laughable."
His comments follow reports carried by German broadcaster ARD and Britain's "The Sunday Times" newspaper over the weekend that one-third of athletes who had won medals in track-and-field events at the Olympics and world championships had recorded suspicious blood tests.
The two media outlets said they had gained access to confidential IAAF files containing the results of 12,000 doping tests taken from 5,000 athletes over an 11-year period.
"There are allegations made, no evidence," Diack told Reuters. "We want to look into them seriously because to say that in athletics between 2001 and 2012 we did not do a serious job with tests is laughable."
