Doping “Tokyo Games to be the cleanest tournament” IOC President December 10, 8:03
WADA = President of Bach of the International Olympic Committee supports the decision that the World Anti-Doping Organization has decided to ban the participation in international events including the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in Russia for four years. , Showed the idea of conducting a large-scale doping test before the Tokyo Games.
On the 9th, WADA recognized that Russia has falsified the data of athletes' doping tests, and for 4 years, banned participation in major international competitions including the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. We decided to dispose only players who can participate with personal qualifications.
In response, IOC chairman Bach said in response to a press report in New York on the 9th, “WADA is the organization that leads the fight against doping. IOC supports it.” After that, “Before the Tokyo Games, we will conduct a doping test of unprecedented scale. To that end, we added an additional $ 10 million budget. I hope the Tokyo Games will be the cleanest tournament,” he said. The idea of strengthening anti-doping measures was shown.
In addition, Mr. Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee, said, “Unfortunately, I feel that there is a lack of awareness of the coach that I am teaching than the players. I have to educate the whole sports world, ”and expressed a sense of crisis in the current situation where doping will not disappear.