Exclusive: Battle Against Doping will be ‘never-ending’ Without Better Education, Warns Carrion
July 16, 2013
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presidential candidate Richard Carrion has urged for athletes to receive better education against doping in light of the Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell cases.
Two of the world’s fastest men, allergy Gay and Powell failed doping tests over the weekend and Carrion, who heads the IOC Finance Commission, said more has to be done to battle the growing issue.
Speaking exclusively to iSportconnect, Carrion (pictured) said: “The battle against doping is necessary in and out of competition, but it is also never-ending if we don’t address this effectively from an educational standpoint.
“Athletes need to learn very early in their careers about the real price of winning at all costs. Life is not that good after being caught cheating, physically and mentally.”
Carrion went on to add a stark warning to athletes who were using illegal substances and said that ‘we will eventually catch you.’
The Puerto Rican believed that the system had ‘worked this time,’ but was concerned that the more cases to arise, the more likely it was that audiences would diminish.
“It is always sad when athletes who love their sport end up hurting it,” Carrion added.
“People will eventually tune out.”
Carrion has been a member of the IOC since 1990 and is one of six candidates to campaign to replace Jacques Rogge as President of the IOC.
The new President will be elected in September at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires.
