LONDON (AP) — The governing body of athletics has hit back at two scientists whose findings led to allegations this week of widespread doping in the sport, saying their assertions are “seriously incorrect.”
The IAAF says the two Australian anti-doping scientists, Michael Ashenden and Robin Parisotto, are wrong to claim that the governing body didn’t act on suspicious blood profiles from doping tests and “had no knowledge whatsoever of the actions taken by the IAAF.”
The retort comes after reports by German broadcaster ARD and The Sunday Times newspaper in Britain that blood doping was rampant in athletics, citing leaked test results that were analyzed by Parisotto and Ashenden.
The IAAF also says it is “astonishing that two experts …. have agreed to analyze a database they knew could only have been obtained without consent of the IAAF or the athletes themselves.”
