Subscribe to free Email Newsletter  
 
 
   

Sports/Olympics / Tournament News

FIFA pushing anti-doping rules
(AP)
Updated: 2006-05-15 08:59

MONTREAL - FIFA will push for its members to adopt the world anti-doping code in time for the World Cup next month, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Sunday.

If the code is adopted at FIFA's congress before the June 9 start of the tournament in Germany, the world's top soccer stars would be subject to two-year suspensions for serious doping violations instead of the lighter bans under FIFA rules.

WADA head Dick Pound said Sunday that soccer's world governing body has informed him that it would work to accept the code in time for the World Cup.

"The great thing about FIFA being onside is that it's the biggest, most important sport in the world," Pound said after two days of WADA meetings. "The World Cup is the only thing that rivals Olympic audiences.

"It's a tremendously strong message."

WADA and FIFA have been working out the details since last month, when the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland found FIFA was not in compliance with WADA's standards on eight points, including its penalties for failed drug tests.

Pound said seven of the eight points can be approved at a FIFA executive meeting and the last at a FIFA congress in Munich in the week leading up to the World Cup.

The two sides have been at odds for two years, with FIFA preferring a six-month minimum ban and to judge each case on its individual circumstances.

 
Comments (total China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World

Sorry, the page you requested was not found.

Please check the URL for proper spelling and capitalization. If you're having trouble locating a destination on Chinadaily.com.cn, try visiting the Chinadaily home page

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
)   Print This Article    E-mail  
 

   
Copyright 1995-2007. All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form.
Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
Registration Number: 20100000002731