Conte to expose drugs cheats to world
December 11th 2007 17:12
In the latest development of the BALCO scandal Victor Conte has agreed to disclose evidence of wide spread doping to WADA supremo Dick Pound when the two meet on Wednesday.
"I hope this will help create a more level playing field," said Conte, the man at the centre of the biggest doping scandal in sporting history.
"I'm also doing this for the athletes of the future. I feel it's some of the poor decisions and past mistakes I've made that uniquely qualifies me to make a contribution.
I plan to share specific knowledge of past and present Olympic-calibre athletes, coaches and suppliers involved with doping around the world, and show how they've been able to easily circumvent the anti-doping procedures in place."
He will meet the sixty-five year old Canadian Pound who has been the head of WADA since its inception in 1999 but hands over power next month to Australian John Fahey.
The information Conte possesses will be of particular interest not only to Pound and WADA but the IOC, particularly as they have yet to redistribute the medals taken away from Marion Jones last month for taking banned substances.
“Some of (Marion Jones's) competitors may also have used drugs and it's important that what I have to share be considered before the IOC awards any upgrades” Conte said.”
Earlier this year the IOC announced that one of the prerequisites for being eligible for a medal upgrade is that the athlete be ‘clean’ which seems to rule former Olympic 100m silver medallist Katrina Thanou out of the equation as well as Merlene Ottey – the 4th placer from the 100m at the Sydney games.
The IOC has also recently been granted more time in making their decision with regard to whether to strip the relay teams that included Jones of their medals.
At the 2000 Olympics Jones was part of the 4x100m that won gold and the 4x400m that won the bronze medal.
The IAAF have already recommended that both relay teams be stripped of their medals.
"I hope this will help create a more level playing field," said Conte, the man at the centre of the biggest doping scandal in sporting history.
"I'm also doing this for the athletes of the future. I feel it's some of the poor decisions and past mistakes I've made that uniquely qualifies me to make a contribution.
I plan to share specific knowledge of past and present Olympic-calibre athletes, coaches and suppliers involved with doping around the world, and show how they've been able to easily circumvent the anti-doping procedures in place."
He will meet the sixty-five year old Canadian Pound who has been the head of WADA since its inception in 1999 but hands over power next month to Australian John Fahey.
The information Conte possesses will be of particular interest not only to Pound and WADA but the IOC, particularly as they have yet to redistribute the medals taken away from Marion Jones last month for taking banned substances.
“Some of (Marion Jones's) competitors may also have used drugs and it's important that what I have to share be considered before the IOC awards any upgrades” Conte said.”
Earlier this year the IOC announced that one of the prerequisites for being eligible for a medal upgrade is that the athlete be ‘clean’ which seems to rule former Olympic 100m silver medallist Katrina Thanou out of the equation as well as Merlene Ottey – the 4th placer from the 100m at the Sydney games.
The IOC has also recently been granted more time in making their decision with regard to whether to strip the relay teams that included Jones of their medals.
At the 2000 Olympics Jones was part of the 4x100m that won gold and the 4x400m that won the bronze medal.
The IAAF have already recommended that both relay teams be stripped of their medals.
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