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.

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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Courts 2018 Winter Olympics anti-doping doping Chris Froome Justin Gatlin Tyson Fury Place: University of Tübingen Place: Germany Place: Daegu, South Korea Place: Doha, Qatar Place: Daegu Place: Doha Place: Soviet Place: Sochi Place: Ireland Person: Jack Anderson Person: Chris Froome Person: Tyson Fury Person: Justin Gatlin Person: ChrisFroomeTourdeFrance2017_large.jpg Person: Froome Person: Maria Sharapova Person: Fury Event: 2018 Winter Olympics Event: Tour de France Event: 2017 Event: athletics 100 metres’Event: 2011 world championships Event: 2011 Pan-Arab Games Event: Sochi Winter Olympics Event: 2014 Event: Sochi Organisation: International Olympic Committee Organisation: IOC Organisation: Russia Organisation: Anti-Doping Agency Organisation: UKAD Organisation: World Anti-Doping Agency Organisation: WADA Organisation: East Germany Organisation: GDR Organisation: Stasi Organisation: TUE Organisation: Team Sky

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