Australian premier "sickened" by doping reports
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February 9, 2013, Saturday
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AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she is "sickened" by a report which has found widespread use of performance-enhancing substances and links between users and organized crime.
The Australian Crime Commission on Thursday identified significant use of doping in professional sport, along with possible match-fixing and manipulation of betting markets.
Gillard said it was a dark day for Australian sport. "We cheer on the deeds, and the sense that anything we've seen has actually been fuelled by banned substances would be pretty sickening for sports fans. It's pretty sickening for me," Gillard said.
New Zealand sports minister Murray McCully earlier ordered three government agencies to examine the implications of the Australian investigation.
New Zealand teams compete in Australian leagues in several sports, including football, rugby league and basketball, and McCully asked the agencies to determine the need for a national doping probe.
McCully asked Sport New Zealand, High Performance Sport New Zealand and Drug Free Sport New Zealand to examine the report of the crime commission report. He said they should consult the New Zealand Olympic Committee and other sports organizations, saying it would be "unwise" to ignore the Australian findings.
The head of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said the use of peptides by athletes has risen dramatically because they are difficult to test for and that only two laboratories can determine usage of the drug. Aurora Andruska said her organization has been warning sports leagues that peptides were the "new generation" of performance-enhancing substances.
The Australian Crime Commission on Thursday identified significant use of doping in professional sport, along with possible match-fixing and manipulation of betting markets.
Gillard said it was a dark day for Australian sport. "We cheer on the deeds, and the sense that anything we've seen has actually been fuelled by banned substances would be pretty sickening for sports fans. It's pretty sickening for me," Gillard said.
New Zealand sports minister Murray McCully earlier ordered three government agencies to examine the implications of the Australian investigation.
New Zealand teams compete in Australian leagues in several sports, including football, rugby league and basketball, and McCully asked the agencies to determine the need for a national doping probe.
McCully asked Sport New Zealand, High Performance Sport New Zealand and Drug Free Sport New Zealand to examine the report of the crime commission report. He said they should consult the New Zealand Olympic Committee and other sports organizations, saying it would be "unwise" to ignore the Australian findings.
The head of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said the use of peptides by athletes has risen dramatically because they are difficult to test for and that only two laboratories can determine usage of the drug. Aurora Andruska said her organization has been warning sports leagues that peptides were the "new generation" of performance-enhancing substances.
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