Drug test policy will benefit GAA

A FULL and transparent drug testing policy will benefit the GAA for years to come, according to the Chief Executive of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), David Howman

Howman, in Ireland to address the Irish Anti-Doping Conference in Clontarf Castle this afternoon, understands the apprehension regarding out-of-competition testing but believes it is something the association needs to embrace.

“Obviously, if someone who plays Gaelic football on Sunday and who trains Tuesday and Thursday, they don’t want testers to come where they are earning a living wage and being asked to do a test,” he said yesterday.