WADA chief John Fahey challenges Canadian Football League to join fight against drugs

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WADA chief challenges CFL to join fight against drugs
Reuters Canada, Canada - 23 minutes ago
John Fahey, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), challenged the Canadian Football League to quit stalling and start testing for performance-enhancing drugs just as the 96th Grey was kicking off on Sunday. The CFL remains the only major professional sports league in North America which does not test players for drugs.

"To be here in Montreal on the weekend of the Grey Cup final and to find there is no doping code is very disappointing," Fahey told Reuters following a WADA board meeting. "I understand there have been discussions and I hope they eventually lead to fruition.

"There has been dialogue between WADA and the CFL over a period of time but that doesn't suggest that there is anything imminent.

"I can only say I think they are draw attention to the game in an adverse way by not having a (doping) code.

"I don't see how any sport cannot have an effective anti-doping program."

Former WADA chief and Canadian International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound once accused the CFL of being a "summer camp for NFL players who have been suspended for drug use," the league providing a haven and employment for players serving NFL drug bans ...


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