Blue Riband Events Must Be Clean, Says Wada Boss

The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency has said that the credibility of the Olympics hinges on key events like the 100m
Two decades after Ben Johnson became the first Olympic 100m champion to be exposed as a drug cheat, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency has declared that the credibility of these Games and the Olympic movement depends on blue riband events such as the 100m being won by clean athletes.

Speaking on the eve of the opening ceremony in Beijing John Fahey said: "We have to restore faith in the events otherwise we are morally bankrupt and saying to our kids 'Fill yourselves up with a mouthful of pills if you want to succeed'. I don't want my grandchildren to succeed in sport by taking something not natural and not healthy."

© Guardian News & Media 2008
Published: 8/7/2008
 
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