Athletes representative says anti-doping system ‘not broken’
LONDON — The head of WADA’s athlete commission contends the global anti-doping system is not “broken” and laments that politics surrounding the Russian doping scandal has sown “discord” in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.
Beckie Scott, who chairs the World Anti-Doping Agency athlete committee, urged all sides on Wednesday to put aside their differences and work together to combat “an undeniable threat to the integrity of sport today.”
In an op-ed released by the Montreal-based agency, the former Olympic cross-country skier from Canada noted that WADA “has come under intense criticism and scrutiny” in the wake of the allegations of state-backed doping in Russia.
“‘Why?” Scott said. “For successfully fulfilling their mandate and taking the necessary decisions.”