Jack Anderson: Legal approach to doping blurs the moral code

The prevalence of doping in sport has been once again to the fore in recent weeks, writes Jack Anderson.

Jack Anderson: Legal approach to doping blurs the moral code
Thu, 21 Dec, 2017 - 00:00

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics because of evidence of state-sponsored doping.

Chris Froome, four-time winner of the Tour de France, is facing allegations that he breached anti-doping regulations relating to his asthma medication.

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Courts2018 Winter Olympicsanti-dopingdopingChris FroomeJustin GatlinTyson FuryPlace: University of TübingenPlace: GermanyPlace: Daegu, South KoreaPlace: Doha, QatarPlace: DaeguPlace: DohaPlace: SovietPlace: SochiPlace: IrelandPerson: Jack AndersonPerson: Chris FroomePerson: Tyson FuryPerson: Justin GatlinPerson: ChrisFroomeTourdeFrance2017_large.jpgPerson: FroomePerson: Maria SharapovaPerson: FuryEvent: 2018 Winter OlympicsEvent: Tour de FranceEvent: 2017Event: athletics 100 metres’Event: 2011 world championshipsEvent: 2011 Pan-Arab GamesEvent: Sochi Winter OlympicsEvent: 2014Event: SochiOrganisation: International Olympic CommitteeOrganisation: IOCOrganisation: RussiaOrganisation: Anti-Doping AgencyOrganisation: UKADOrganisation: World Anti-Doping AgencyOrganisation: WADAOrganisation: East GermanyOrganisation: GDROrganisation: StasiOrganisation: TUEOrganisation: Team Sky
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