Björn Eriksson: Will demand more resources from the government

Yesterday, Åke Andrén Sandberg, chairman of the National Sports Federation's doping commission, said they want to test elite athletes more often than they do.

"But we don't have the resources," he said to Radio Sports, after it was discovered that Jenny Fransson had gone four months without being tested - before she tested positive for the banned substance methyltestosterone in January.

Now they may get more resources. At least if the Sports Federation's chairman Björn Eriksson gets what he wants.

- In the responsibility we submit to the government, I will request more resources in this area because I have the same basic view as Åke, he tells SVT Sport.

Eriksson's feelings after last week's two doping cases are otherwise mixed.

- I can feel some satisfaction in the fact that those who cheat go there, he says, but also adds.

- But the negative is that there are still people who are doing this, and that makes you sad.

Sweden has had a fairly high tail guidance on doping. Is there a risk that that image will get a thorn now?

- I've thought about some of it, but I think the answer is no - on the condition: That we are damn straight when we communicate this stuff. Because then I think respect is rising, because you see that we take it seriously.