Coe wants dope bans doubled

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe has vowed to press for four-year bans for drug cheats.

With five years to go until the capital hosts the Olympic Games, Coe spoke out following the latest doping scandals which have severely undermined the Tour de France.

Coe, also a member of the IAAF council, told the Daily Telegraph he wants to see two-year bans doubled.

“I will be pushing very hard for four-year bans and pressing WADA very hard on this,” he said.

World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound welcomed Coe’s comments.

“We certainly would not disagree with what Seb is saying,” said Pound.

“For some time now, we have been moving towards a four-year ban in certain aggravated cases.”