For all codes of Sport, is it not now the right and opportune time to adopt stricter testing to discourage the use of "dope" by cheating competitors ?
Basically, any positive test in future should lead to an immediate ban, which if confirmed, should be replaced by an "Expulsion for Life" from all competitive sports.
The recent expulsion of Russia seems to be wrong in principle. It implies that every Russian sportsman is guilty ! That cannot be the case.
What everyone seemed to fear was that a few Russians in the past set world records with the help of "dope". That probably is true, but it is now impossible to prove how widespread this was, either in Russia or in other unsuspected countries !
Many World and National records are therefore, probably tainted. They must be consigned to history ! New records should then only be recognised, if the new Official World Testing Rules have been applied and respected.
Will the current problems go away forever, if fundamentally nothing changes ? No ! Problems will only get more complex instead !
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