A serious threat to world sport was posed after an astonishing 109 footballers taking part in this summer’s Under-17 World Cup tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid clenbuterol after eating contaminated meat.
No action against any of the affected players was taken by FIFA and the WADA because of the “compelling evidence” that tainted meat was to blame but this seems like a bias as 22 year-old British sprint hurdler Callum Priestley, who is serving a two-year ban after testing positive for clenbuterol while on an official UK Athletics training camp in South Africa in 2010 was accused for failing to prove his innocence.
It would be better if countries where there is a proven problem need more than a WADA health warning and barred from hosting any major international sporting events until they can correct things at their end.
