BBC Sport - Jamaica doping scandals tip of iceberg, says senior drug tester - 0 views
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Jamaica's most senior drug tester says the country's recent rash of failed tests might be the "tip of an iceberg".
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Asafa Powell, the former 100m world record holder, was the biggest name to test positive, but four others including Powell's training partner - the Olympic relay gold medallist Sherone Simpson - also failed tests at the country's national trials in June.
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Wada officials are due to discuss their visit to Jamaica at an executive board meeting in Johannesburg on Tuesday and could make a series of recommendations to improve the country's anti-doping policies.
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The problem is these people were tested positive in competition. What that means is months before you know the date of the test and the approximate time of the test.
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So if you fail an in-competition test you haven't only failed a drugs test, you have failed an IQ test.
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That funding - with the help of additional money from Wada - would be used to hire more senior executives to run the anti-doping programme and to hire and train additional drug testers.
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Our athletes, as confirmed by the IAAF, were the most tested in the world of athletics, so to say your athletes weren't tested is not exactly true.
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There is a problem worldwide with the use of supplements," said Fennell. "The whole world is induced to use supplements for one thing or another.
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Athletes are no different. This is not with a view to cheating and I would put my head on the block and say our athletes do not set out to cheat.
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We do have rigorous testing. If you look at the record for this year you will see our testing record is amazing. Those of our top athletes are on the registered international programmes.
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"I understand why people pay more attention to Jamaica," said Carter, who won an individual bronze medal in the 100m in Moscow in August to add to his sprint relay gold from the London Olympics.
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"It was the same when the US dominated. People said they were on drugs and should be tested. That's a part of the sport and we have to accept that. It's going to hurt fans and athletes because no-one wants to be associated with what's going on.