WADA furious over ‘unacceptable’ Thorpe leak

THE World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have criticised the handling of doping allegations against Australian star Ian Thorpe, claiming confidentiality was breached by revealing his name prematurely.

French sports newspaper L’Equipe reported that the five-time Olympic champion showed unusually high levels of naturally occurring hormones when tested by the Australian Sport Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) last year.

FINA, world swimming’s governing body, confirmed in a statement on Saturday that they have referred a doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but stopped short of citing Thorpe as the focus of the investigation.