AIU reveals 16 of 73 athletes untested in 10 months before eventAverage number of out-of-competition tests was 2.42
More than a fifth of the British team at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene, US did not have a single out-of-competition drug test in the 10 months before travelling to the event.
Data from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) shows that 16 of the 73 British athletes at the championships – 21% overall – did not have a single unscheduled visit from testers. While that figure does not particularly stand out among western nations the figures will raise concerns over whether the UK Anti-Doping Agency (Ukad) has the required funds to do its job properly.
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