WADA
Experts amazed two WADA labs got it so wrong on Bol
Scientists say Peter Bol was lucky the same World Anti-Doping Agency laboratories that got it wrong with his first doping sample did not test his second one.
- by Michael Gleeson
Latest
‘You lose no matter what’: The clean athletes caught in the anti-doping crossfire
Handling a pet’s medication was just one way an athlete was branded a cheat. Calls are now growing for a rethink of the entire drug-testing system.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Editorial
Peter Bol
Champion athlete Peter Bol hung out to dry by sports administrators
Confidence in Australia’s anti-doping processes have been shattered after the treatment of middle-distance runner Peter Bol.
- The Herald's View
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Peter Bol
Sport minister urges WADA to prioritise doping review after Bol case
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.
- by Michael Gleeson
Why wrongly accused Peter Bol deserves an apology
Bol has been cleared, but his accusers have not. There are now a litany of questions federal sports minister Anika Wells must answer.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Peter Bol has finally been cleared of doping, but he deserves answers about his treatment
The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.
- by Andrew Webster
Exclusive
Drugs in sport
‘It wasn’t racism, it was incompetence’: Peter Bol on botched doping case
Sports Integrity Australia and the federal sports minister have refused to comment on independent test results that cleared the runner of using EPO.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
Drugs in sport
Peter Bol deserves a Senate inquiry into handling of his doping case
Serious questions remain about the conduct and competence of the government agencies involved. Those questions must be answered.
- by Andrew Webster
Exclusive
Drugs in sport
‘Catastrophic blunder’: Independent testing reveals Peter Bol did not use EPO
Peter Bol’s legal team claims “inexperience and incompetence at the Australian Sports Drug Testing Laboratory led to an incorrect determination”.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
AFL 2023
Is public shaming the right response to handling illicit drugs in the AFL?
The AFL’s three-strikes policy, with a suspension kicking in after the second strike, prioritises rehabilitation. Bailey Smith and Jack Ginnivan each received two-game bans for conduct unbecoming. Essentially, they were punished for being caught.
- by Marc McGowan