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WADA's New Chief Investigator Intent On Proving Systemic Doping Not Limited To Russia

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s chief investigator has "set his sights on exposing systemic doping in countries other than Russia but admits a lack of resources means he already has a backlog of cases only two months into his new job," according to Sean Ingle of the London GUARDIAN. Gunter Younger, who worked with Dick Pound and professor Richard McLaren on last year’s independent commission report that exposed the "staggering scale of Russia’s doping" before he joined WADA full-time in October, said that he "planned to run more big cases in future but was already having to pick his battles." Younger: "I fully agree that it can't be just Russia. There are other countries and it is only fair to address them. Of course as soon as it becomes public it’s harder to find evidence, so I will not mention which we will address next. But I can assure you we are developing strategies to address these problems." Younger was speaking before McLaren’s "highly anticipated second report into doping in sport," which will be published on Friday. McLaren’s report is "expected to add far greater detail to his first coruscating report in July, which accused Russia’s government, security services and sporting authorities of colluding to hide widespread doping across 'a vast majority' of winter and summer sports." However Younger, in his new role as WADA director of intelligence and investigations, is "determined to show that his beefed up yet still small department, which has six investigators and greater powers to respond to whistleblowers" under the '15 WADA code, can make a "significant difference in the fight against doping." One of Younger’s plans is to "develop a network of global whistleblowers but he says he will do his utmost to avoid cases such as that of the Russian Yuliya Stepanova who has admitted she fears for her life after exposing doping in her country" (GUARDIAN, 12/8).

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