Anti-doping system has 'stalled' as elite cheats slip through net, says AIU chair
South Africa's Akani Simbine (L) USA's Fred Kerley (C) and USA's Marvin Bracy cross the finish line in the men's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on July 16, 2022.
The global fight against doping has "stalled", with athletes evading detection systems that are failing to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated cheats, a leading anti-doping official has warned.
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Chair David Howman delivered a stark assessment at last week's World Conference on Doping in Sport, declaring that despite his organisation's proven track record of identifying rule-breakers, they are "not catching enough of them".
