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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Global anti-doping chief admits drugs cheats in sport are escaping detection

Drummers play at the opening ceremony of Wada’s World Conference on Doping in Sport, where David Howman was speaking.
Drummers play at the opening ceremony of Wada’s World Conference on Doping in Sport, where David Howman was speaking. Photograph: YONHAP/EPA

One of the most senior figures in global anti-doping has warned that too many drug cheats in sport are evading detection – and criticised the current system as “ineffective”.

David Howman, the former director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and the chair of the Athletics Integrity Unit, urged anti-doping bodies to be more ambitious in catching elite athletes again rather than focusing on compliance issues.

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