In a letter written in 1995, Wang Junxia of China reveals her use of Drugs with the complicity of the National trainer, Ma Juren, who has since retired. She still holds offical World Running Records and won Olympic and other medals during her carreer.
Apparantly the IAAF, and possibly WADA, knew of the existence of this letter, but the veracity of all this has not been checked and no action has yet been taken.
What will the IAAF and WADA do now ? Will they try to extinguish this "scandal" and again correct one or two old World records and then hope, that there are no other old scandals from the past left to be discovered ? Will they expel China, like Russia, from future participation in International Athletics events ?
Or will both the IAAF and WADA now decide to introduce new rules for Doping Tests in time for the RIO Olympics in August 2016, as this Blog has already proposed several times ?
Why keep "any former records, World or National" if athletes at that time were not systematically tested before AND after the event in which they established a record ? Should not new records be established, but only officially recorded, if athletes have been properly tested "immediately before AND after the event" ?
Now, Lord Seb Coe the new President of IAAF since August 19, 2015 has the chance and the duty to clean-up and tighten the Rules. Dick Pound of WADA, after his recent Report on Russia, could certainly bring his experience as an advisor to Seb Coe.
Countries should not be expelled : with proper testing, it is the drugged athlete who should be expelled immediately, if he fails a test or does not submit to being tested. Any Medal Winner (the first 3 past the post) should be systematically tested again after the event !
Why not start with the RIO Olympics ? New problems will probably arise, but the experience will also ensure that Rules are revised and improved !
Doing nothing will lead to the extinction of all interest in Athletics !
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