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?...
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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