Wouldn’t it be amazing to watch an Olympic 100m final knowing each athlete had a catalogue of samples frozen in a lab somewhere that will be re-tested in the future?

Both at home and further afield, it’s been a busy few day in the world of anti-doping.

Wouldn’t it be amazing to watch an Olympic 100m final knowing each athlete had a catalogue of samples frozen in a lab somewhere that will be re-tested in the future?

The old Lewis Carroll quote “Curiouser and curiouser” seemed at times appropriate.

Here in Ireland, we’re putting in a huge anti-doping effort but the logic of this strategy can be hard to follow and there seems to be lots of inconsistencies abroad.

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