Thursday, 27 September 2007

Thursday NEWS review: Fahey, Pound and... Alinghi?

The Race is on...

Another article regarding John Fahey's candidature against Jean-François Lamour for the seat of President of WADA, from Swimweek.

Quote:

In what this week became a two-horse race for the drug Tsar's chair, the favourite to take over from the Canadian remains his deputy, WADA vice-president Jean-Francois Lamour, the former French sports minister.

But there is a struggle ahead: in the boxing kangaroo corner is John Fahey, former New South Wales Premier and Australian finance minister who is currently working as a senior adviser to JP Morgan, the investment bank.


ABSOLUTE POWER Corrupts?...

Dick Pound makes 'another bold statement' as lame-duck President of WADA...

As told by the Australian site news.com


Countries will be thrown out of Olympics says WADA boss
(Reuters)

Quote:

WORLD sport's most powerful anti-drugs campaigner Dick Pound has warned countries and sports which do not comply with the anti-doping code could be banned from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


This article continues with a mention about John Fahey, as well(!)...


As told by Yahoo News...

Dick Pound teed off over golf's doping ban

Quote:

MONTREAL (AFP) - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound praised golf for aiming to rid the sport of doping, but balked Thursday at the World Golf Foundation's use of its own performance-enhancing substances list.

"Two or three months ago, the PGA was denying that there was ever a problem in golf," Pound said in a conference call. So, "there is quite a lot of progress that's been made."



Whatever Floats your Boat!

GASP!!! Alinghi crewmate positive for 'cannabis'... says the Gazzetta dello Sport, as reported by AFP

Quote:

"...even if the substance would not have improved his performance."

(Doesn't that depend on what he was 'performing' at the time?)



A Special Welcome to ... Dick Pound...


Hey Dick! Head of WADA, did you know that you've spawned more than one website (satiric) in your honour? ;-)

A Must-See here at 'TheDickPound.com'... which boasts:

"If you're not
with Dick, you're against Dick!"
(Scroll down for a list of Dick Pound 'witticisms')


And always remember, friends, that you can WATCH WADA, and

Watch! WADA,
@
.......................WADAwatch

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