• Bach wants creation of independent testing and intelligence-gathering units
• President also recommended all doping sanctions be handed down by CASThe IOC president,Thomas Bach, proposed an overhaul of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s operations on Friday, and including the creation of independent testing and professional intelligence-gathering units to avoid the type of scandals that have embroiled Russia and track and field.
In a radical change,Bach also recommended that all doping sanctions be handed down by the court of arbitration for sport, rather than by individual sports bodies or Wada. “We are convinced that the adoption of these proposals would lead to a more efficient, and more obvious,more streamlined, more cost-efficient, and more harmonised anti-doping system,” Bach said. “It would better protect the clean athletes and enhance the credibility of sports.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com