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...
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I therefore have no reason to believe that the analysis of the samples was not regular. Yes, the laboratory found EPO traces in many samples. It may be that EPO traces disappear gradually from urine, but it cannot be that no EPO should be in them and then it emerges as if from nowhere.
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reforms which will prevent this from happening again.
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This independent opinion confirms that FIFA anti-doping rules do not comply with the World Anti-Doping Code.
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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.
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I think the IOC is trying to make this point, you may have had these laws when you got the games, but you promised to use our rules during the games, and that was a commitment of the Italian government, ... We're here now, it's almost 2006 and we want you to live up to your part of the deal.
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The Greek federation's decision is strange but not surprising. I am certain that the IAAF will appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If the IAAF accepts the Greek federation's decision, then WADA will take it up with CAS.
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There's been an awful lot of rumor and accusation about him for a number of years, always of the he-said, she-said variety. This appears -- I haven't seen the documents myself -- to have some documentary connection. That's a lot more serious. It's got to be taken more seriously.
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I don't understand why they're not stepping up to that and saying,
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I was disappointed that more members thought Kim would have been better than I would.
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I think that is errant nonsense, as is the claim that 'Oh well, if we let management put in these requirements it is a downward slide and pretty soon labor will have no strength,'
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The Olympic rules and the Wada code never contemplated having doped athletes locked up,
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The Greek federation's decision is strange but not surprising, ... I am certain that the IAAF will appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If the IAAF accepts the Greek federation's decision, then WADA will take it up with CAS.
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Clearly, they're hoping that by doing this, they can avoid the federal government coming in and telling them how to run their business,
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We only got the report from the French laboratory. Our information about Lance Armstrong came from the sport newspaper L'Equipe.