In future, four years punishment for doping

World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has adopted final draft of the anti doping codex, wchis is to be adopted in Madrid next month.

According to this proposal, athlete proven to be used illicit substances will risk four years long suspension, instead of two, which is current highest punishment. Four years prohibition would be determined in case there is any of foreseen "aggravating circumstances".

One of them is use of substances which could react in the body more than two years, as well as use of anabolyc steroids, said the President of WADA, Dick Pound to AP Agency.

So far practice of avoiding undergoing anti doping test three times in a row, was treated as positive result to doping. Such behaviour, as well as giving false information in eventual investigations, will be severely punished.

"We are trying to introduce standards", said Pound, who will, after three mandates, leave his function next month, and resumed: "We will continue to suspend athletes for two years depending on which substances they had used and under which circumstances. Extenuating circumstance would be when athlete can prove that those substances haven't been used for results improvement."

Document prepared for Madrid has 82 pages, and this is its third version within a year.

The president of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, gave redundant interview to the French "Le Monde" anent the doping affair and taking away of the Olympic medals from the US athlete Marion Jones.

In Sydney, Jones has won gold medals in races on 100 m, 200 m, and relay 4 x 400 m, and bronze medals in long jump and relay 4 x 100.

"Good thing is when we catch some athlete in the act, although it is always a disappointment. As sports fan, it hurts me. But, as a man ahead of the IOC, I say this is a good thing", said Rogge.
Greek runner Katherina Tanu, second in a 100 m race, could get gold post festum, even though she was also suspended before the Games in Athens 2004. for avoiding the test. Members of the American women relay where Jones was running, could also loose medals.

"International Athletics Federation must review all of this," said the President of the IOC.

He also mentioned that the IOC is planning to suspend from participation at the OG any athlete suspended from competing longer than six months because of doping. He also added that this rule could be introduce at the WOG in Vancouver 2010, in case such proposal should be accepted by the General Assembly of the IOC, during next year.