Britain’s anti-doping agency UKAD said it had written to its athletes to warn their data may be at risk in the attack on WADA’s anti-doping administration and management system via an International Olympic Committee-created account for last month’s Rio Games. Yes, of course. There is potential for that, but I don’t think it is commonly the case.
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Responding to questions about this earlier TUE, a spokesperson for Farah said: “As Mo has previously stated, he has got nothing to hide and doesn’t have a problem with this or any of his (anti-doping administration and management system) information being released – as evidenced by the fact that he voluntarily shared his blood data with the Sunday Times a year ago”.
TUEs allow substances that are usually banned to be taken by an athlete in special circumstances for a verified medical need.
“The use of TUEs is not a doping offence, and all of these athletes have legitimately applied for, and been granted, medical support within the anti-doping rules”. “I’ve openly discussed my TUEs (therapeutic use exemptions) with the media and have no issues with the leak which confirms my statements”.
“In January 2014, I suffered an anaphylactic reaction and was rushed to hospital, where they administered me with adrenaline to effectively save my life”, Brennan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
“We at Rowing Australia back the two rowers named as absolutely clean and having abided by Asada’s rules”, said Rowing Australia medical officer Professor Peter Fricker.
It would not be significantly performance-enhancing.
“I followed all WADA procedures in ensuring I received the appropriate permissions for this treatment and strongly believe in doping free sport”.
Cyclist Laura Trott and boxer Nicola Adams are also among those named.
The Fancy Bears announced themselves on Tuesday September 13, when they published the first batch of WADA documents that included medical tests of tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams, along with Rio Olympic gold medalist gymnast Simone Biles.
Coe, an asthma sufferer himself during his own athletics career when he said he had to use a spray, insists the medical information of athletes should be protected.
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President Vladimir Putin says the hack of Olympic athletes’ data has cast a spotlight on a “hypocritical” decision to bar Russian athletes from the Rio Paralympics. “It seems as if healthy athletes are taking drugs legally that are prohibited for others, and people who are clearly suffering from serious illnesses, major disabilities, are suspected of taking some kind of substances and banned from the Paralympic Games”.
