Dick Pound
Dick Pound
Richard William Duncan "Dick" Pound, CC OQ QCis a Canadian lawyer and author, and a former competitive swimmer. He is a former president of the World Anti-Doping Agencybased in Montreal, and a former chancellor of McGill University. He served as vice-president of the International Olympic Committeefrom 1987 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2000, and was a one-time candidate for the presidency of that organization...
free parents reaction shows wrong
He's free to say what he wants. But it's irresponsible. It's just wrong ... the reaction he's had from the sport and from parents shows that.
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There is a direct link between Arsmtrong and a positive test that he signed.
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There is a direct link between Armstrong and a positive test that he signed.
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Here's this guy who tested positive for steroids and the NHL is happy to have him play. Welcome to the NHL.
What is interesting about this is the specificity,
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We can now (impose punishment) under the world anti-doping code. I'm not sure what the UCI regulation at the time may have been.
Well I don't know if it is a surprise. It is disappointing.
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Everybody knew that there would be more testing. The federations did more pre-Games testing and all that had an effect.
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We were only formed after these events took place in 1999. We are unable to answer questions of what may have been on the minds of the UCI or the lab.
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We will find a way to deal with that, ... It's arguable there was no decision taken, just a list of results. So you're not challenging a decision.
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We want to make sure that we do the right thing because, if we are forced to confirm the declaration of noncompliance, this will have serious consequences for football and governments.
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So he's going to appeal again with the same defense in front of CAS? There's no reason to believe that another panel of disinterested persons will find it any differently.
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There's not much of a middle ground, is there?
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Even before we announce the results of our inquiry, ... we'd like to express our sincere apologies for the actions of certain IOC members. Their conduct has been completely contrary to everything the Olympic movement has worked so hard to represent.