The Administrators of Sport at all levels, Local, National and International, must also be "clean" of any wrongdoing, just like the competitors they organise.
Everyone has seen the reports of what happened in the FIFA Organisation, where trusted executives were lining their pockets by accepting bribes whenever they could. These long Investigations are still going on !
All Organisations like WADA, the IAAF and the Olympic Games must correctly remunerate its Executives for the time they spend promoting the aims of their Organisation.
Likewise all Sports Organisations which hold Championships or Festivals must be prepared to pay for the benefits they derive from WADA and IAAF and others. The prime example is the Olympic Games Organisation which "needs" clean competitors to attract enthusiastic, paying spectators !
Also Sponsors, who pay for publicity for well known products, do not want to be associated with cheating sports stars or any other unethical practices.
The time has now come when everyone must accept that "drugs in sport" is no longer an option ! Also the cost of ensuring that competitors are clean, must be fairly shared.
If this chance is not taken now, nothing will change until the next WADA report or a "FIFA style" investigations !
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