Australia’s sport minister has called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to prioritise its review of EPO testing to remove ambiguity for athletes,after Olympian Peter Bol was sensationally cleared.
Bol has been cleared,but his accusers have not. There are now a litany of questions federal sports minister Anika Wells must answer.
The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.
Sports Integrity Australia and the federal sports minister have refused to comment on independent test results that cleared the runner of using EPO.
Australian runner Peter Bol’s career was brought to a standstill after he was accused of drug cheating but questions about the validity of the test have authorities running for cover.
Serious questions remain about the conduct and competence of the government agencies involved. Those questions must be answered.
Peter Bol’s legal team claims “inexperience and incompetence at the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory led to an incorrect determination”.
Peter Bol believes whatever he does now – run fast or slow – it will only reinforce prejudice in some people’s minds,so doubters be damned.
Ollie Hoare could become the world’s best middle distance runner according to Craig Mottram who said he wanted to reserve judgement on the issue that has rocked athletics - the doping investigation of Peter Bol.
Australian middle distance champions Ollie Hoare and Stewart McSweyn say they still have confidence in the anti-doping system despite the recent experience of their friend and teammate Peter Bol.
When the runner was drug tested 26 times in one year,he thought it was excessive,but it wasn’t until airport security took his phone and laptop that he connected the dots.