British Olympic Association Chairman Colin Moynihan today called for stronger global anti-doping policies and practices, and a fundamental review of the progress of the World Anti-Doping Association, in order to make greater progress in the fight against doping in sport.
Lord Moynihan was speaking at the IF Forum in Lausanne. Now in its fifth year, the IF Forum is an annual event held for the International Federations belonging to SportAccord, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and the Association of International Olympic Winter Federations (AIOWF). It is organised by the SportAccord Convention on their behalf in Lausanne and brings together about 250 delegates in a collegial environment to share ideas and solutions on issues faced by the federations.
In his speech, which was warmly received by the attendees, Lord Moynihan reaffirmed the BOA’s strong defense of its Eligibility Byelaw, stating:
On the 11th October this year the President of the IOC, Jacques Rogge wrote to me stating:
‘The IOC fully endorses, and appreciates the BOA’s position in the fight against doping. More specifically, the IOC fully and unequivocally supports the autonomy of the BOA in this matter and the BOA continued application of the BOA Byelaw.’
In the two decades since the BOA Selection Policy was introduced in 1992, the Selection Rule has retained overall support from over 90 percent of successive generations of British Olympic athletes, summer and winter.”
Lord Moynihan continued:
Lord Moynihan concluded:
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