David Howman expresses his attitude to anti-doping systems in several sports organizations. While the director general of the WADA seems to be happy with jobs of certain sports organizations, he notes that anti-doping policies in other leagues/teams are not suitable.
For example, David Howman praises the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for its anti-doping program. David Howman affirms that anti-doping system is proper in tennis.
But when it comes to the National Basketball Association (NBA), it doesn’t want to adopt its anti-doping system to that of the WADA. It refuses to add several new drug tests in order to catch those that use steroids and/or other prohibited drugs. That’s why David Howman notes that the anti-doping system of the NBA is not good enough to detect those who dope. He confirms that the NBA should add more sophisticated new methods as well.
David Howman says that drug tests conducted in tennis have high quality. But there is a defect in tennis’ anti-doping policy. Numerous tests take place during competitions. But few tests take place out-of-competition. That’s why ITF’s anti-doping policy is also criticized.
Undoubtedly, no one can affirm that anti-doping system of ITF is perfect. It has certain lacks too. But it is quite adequate.
Thus, you should not believe that tennis is clean from doping totally. Several tennis players probably take steroids and/or related medicines. But it is not as tainted, as certain other sports.
Just one tennis player was suspended for usage of banned medications. However it seems to prove that tennis is clean, it is important to take in consideration that there are several ways to avoid positives. As you probably know, the legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong used steroids and other related products and avoided detection much time. Couldn’t tennis players act the same way?
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