Austria Doubles Anti-Doping Budget
The Austrian government announced it would double the amount of money allocated to the Austrian national anti-doping agency.
The agency will now receive $1.6 million in funding each year.
"We need to do all we can to fight doping,'' sports minister Norbert Darabos was quoted by the Associated Press."NADA will get my total support.''
According to the head of the agency, Andreas Schwab, the new money will be used to educate athletes on doping.
"With our increased budget, we are able to better fulfil our tasks when it comes to prevention, information and education,'' Schwab said. "Education is just as important as a system of doping tests.''
A series of doping scandals has plagued Austrian sport in recent years, including the Austrian Nordic skiing team getting kicked out of the Turin Olympic for possession of doping materials. David Kenworthy will chair the newly formed UK Anti Doping agency. (UK Sport)
Head of UK Anti Doping Named
David Kenworthy will chair the newly formed UK Anti Doping agency.
Kenworthy served as a police officer for 35 years, eventually becoming a top officer. He will work in the department of sport.
"We want Ukad to be a world-class organisation that will lead the way in anti-doping in the run up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond," said Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe.
"As chair, David will play a crucial role in making that happen.
"His vast police experience will help us with information sharing across law enforcement agencies and sports bodies, intensifying the fight against drug cheats who have no place in sport."
WADA Calls for Life Ban on Olympic Champion
The World Anti Doping Agency called on the Court of Arbitration for Sport to issue a lifetime ban to Tyler Hamilton for doping.The World Anti Doping Agency wants a lifetime ban for Tyler Hamilton after he failed his second drug test.(Getty Images)
Hamilton, who won gold in Athens in the time trial event, failed his second drug test in February and accepted an eight year ban from the United States Anti Doping Agency last month.
"WADA requests that the resolution signed June 11 be set aside and that a lifetime period of ineligibility be imposed on Hamilton," the court said in a statement.
He tested positive for a known steroid in an out of competition test in February but claims he toot it to help his “mental state”, not to enhance performance.
CAS said it expects a final decision within four months.
Written by Ed Hula III.
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