Drug Test Rules Upset World Record Holder Isinbayeva

This Isinbayeva article from BBC Sport has garnered some attention on the Pole Vault Power Message Boards.
Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has spoken out against the new rules about athletes being available for drug testing. This
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules say athletes on the national testing register must be available for an hour a day three months in advance.
“It’s impossible to know where we’ll be next week or next month,” she said.
“We are not magical that we will know where we will be in two months – this is unfair, it does not work.”
Lolo Jones would rather wear a tracking device!!!
“Maybe in the future they will find a tag they can put on us like dogs have. I’d rather wear a necklace that’s a homing device,” said Jones, who won the 60m hurdles at the Birmingham Indoor meeting on Saturday.
“Or I would like it if they used the new thing on Google where they can track you through your phone,” the American added. “They can just track me like the police and get rid of all the paperwork. As long as I have my phone on me, they know where I am at all times.”
A Few More Articles on the Anti-Doping Regulations
Why Baseball Is in Denial
Edwin Moses On The Difference In Attitudes Towards Drugs Between Major Pro Sports And Track & Field
Footballers will struggle with anti-doping regulations, says Ohuruogu
So… What do you think? Is this the price to pay for being a professional athlete or it is too intrusive?
- Track & Field News – February 20, 2009
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