Dick Pound
Dick Pound
Richard William Duncan "Dick" Pound, CC OQ QCis a Canadian lawyer and author, and a former competitive swimmer. He is a former president of the World Anti-Doping Agencybased in Montreal, and a former chancellor of McGill University. He served as vice-president of the International Olympic Committeefrom 1987 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2000, and was a one-time candidate for the presidency of that organization...
regulation sure time
We can now (impose punishment) under the world anti-doping code. I'm not sure what the UCI regulation at the time may have been.
behind dealing quietly scenes
It's not going to go away. We're dealing with all the spins out there right now but behind scenes there are investigations quietly proceeding.
race urgency
It's not going to go away. There is no urgency because he is not going to be in another race but there are some explanations that are going to have be given.
approach decision factors include sure
I'm pretty sure that the approach to drug use was ... one of the factors in the decision of the IOC not to include and then not to reconsider that decision.
What is interesting about this is the specificity,
actions announce certain conduct contrary express hard movement olympic results sincere worked
Even before we announce the results of our inquiry, ... we'd like to express our sincere apologies for the actions of certain IOC members. Their conduct has been completely contrary to everything the Olympic movement has worked so hard to represent.
Well I don't know if it is a surprise. It is disappointing.
answer events formed minds questions took unable
We were only formed after these events took place in 1999. We are unable to answer questions of what may have been on the minds of the UCI or the lab.
everybody knew testing
Everybody knew that there would be more testing. The federations did more pre-Games testing and all that had an effect.
asking baseball clean record
We are asking baseball to come clean and set the record straight.
middle
There's not much of a middle ground, is there?
analytical argument draws heart order stake
This draws a stake through the heart of the once sacrosanct argument that in order to have a doping infraction you must come with an analytical positive.
comply fifa opinion rules
This independent opinion confirms that FIFA anti-doping rules do not comply with the World Anti-Doping Code.
athletes code locked olympic rules
The Olympic rules and the Wada code never contemplated having doped athletes locked up,