DRUGS IN sport may never be eradicated but better control measures can be put in place, says a sports law expert.
“I don’t think it is ever going to be eliminated but with the passage of time it will be better managed and there will be more disincentives for people to cheat,” Tyrone Marcus said, adding that doping had been around for eons.
“[In] one bit of research I did, I found that from 1776 BC this has been going on in sport,” said the Trinidadian attorney, who is also a consultant for the UNESCO Barbados Anti-Doping Legislation Project.
He was speaking while giving a lecture entitled Anti-Doping Legislation: Implications for Athletes, Athlete Support Personnel, National Sport Federations and Stakeholders at Solidarity House on Saturday night. (RG)
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