Outgoing Sport Integrity Australia boss David Sharpe says athletes need clarity about the case of the Chinese swimmers before they trust the anti-doping system.
Sport Integrity Australia boss David Sharpe is frustrated another Olympic Games is taking place beneath a “doping cloud”, saying questions remain unanswered about a cluster of failed drug tests by Chinese swimmers.
“I would have thought that, in the interest of protecting the Games and the spirit of the Games, there would be clarity before going into that, so that athletes all over the world, including China, would know what the process is and how it stands.
The public intervention of Sharpe, who will finish as SIA chief executive on August 2 after seven years overseeing Australia’s anti-doping and anti-corruption programs in sport, is significant. His comments are likely to resonate with Australian swimmers struck by the inconsistency between how anti-doping authorities treated the Chinese swimmers and their own teammate Shayna Jack.
“The World Anti-Doping Code is complicated, and everybody has a right to provide their evidence and have that tested, but unfortunately, whilst those processes take place, it does impact the credibility of the anti-doping program. If you want clean, fair sport, you have got to build trust and maintain it.
Speakinglast week, Sharpe reflected on the importance of the partnerships established between SIA and domestic and international law enforcement and intelligence agencies and how this had helped expose the involvement of organised crime in Australian sports ranging from soccer to table tennis.
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