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Monday, 02 October 2006 |
IAAF chief Arne Ljungvist calls for longer bans
IAAF vice-president Arne Ljungvist, speaking at an anti-doping symposium in Lausanne, said that four-year bans should be re-introduced for athletes in "proven aggravated doping cases."
The IAAF had previously cut the length of bans from four to two years in 1997 because of civil court rulings and pressure to do so from other sports.
But Arne Ljungvist said: "I think times have changed.
"We are talking about four-year bans for cases of systematic or deliberate manipulation such as the Balco case."
Arne Ljungvist added that a two-year ban was "sufficient" for individuals being caught for first-time abuse of simple stimulants.
The matter could now be presented to the IAAF's Congress at its next meeting in August 2007, however, Arne Ljungvist acknowledged that the World Anti Doping Agency (Wada) would also have to agree in the drafting of its new code.
"If we hear from Wada it is prepared to back four-year bans in the case of serious doping then I am confident the IAAF Congress would adopt this plan," Arne Ljungvist said.
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