BAA threatens to unfriend doping athletes

Athletes amongst them Nigel Amos are currently in camp in Cardiff
Athletes amongst them Nigel Amos are currently in camp in Cardiff

Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) public relations officer, Ipolokeng Ramatshaba has warned that any athlete who is caught doping at the 2017 IAAF World Championships would not be defended.

Ramatshaba was responding to the weekend comments made by IAAF president, Sebastian Coe, who stated that he cannot guarantee a drug-free World Championships. Coe was speaking on BBC One’s Andrew Marr television show.

Despite this, Coe was confident that the set-up to catch doping, “is a lot safer”. “We have the technology that allows us to be very much more specific about what we are looking for. I would love to tell you that we will have a drug-free sport in future.

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