Come down hard on those abetting doping

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has presented its damning report on the state of doping and general management of global athletics. The lead investigator, Dick Pound, gave a scathing indictment of the world track and field ruling body, IAAF. The report stated in no uncertain terms that the former President of IAAF, Lamine Diack, was the architect of fraud and corruption at the heart of the athletics body, and that his two sons and others extorted and blackmailed athletes who tested positive to performance-enhancing substances.

Mr Pound tellingly reported that Kenya has a serious doping problem, which needs further investigation. Their mandate was restricted to Russia and IAAF. Russia has since been sanctioned and suspended from all international competitions, including the forthcoming Olympic Games in Brazil.