Calls for other sports to use biolo♉gical passport programme
Diquigiovanni's Francesco de Bonis hung on tenaciously, but could n𝔍ot sta🐬y with Voigt and Bellotti on the steep parts. (Image credit: Sirotti)
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has welcomed the two-year su🐼spension of Francesco De Bonis under the biological passport programme. The International Cycling Union announced the suspension, the first of its kind, on May 27.
“The Athlete Biological Passport adds a powerful tool to support the fight against doping in sport,” said WADA’s Director General David Howman on th♔e agency's website. “Coupled with other strategies, it makes prohibited preparations harder to implement by those athletes who may take the risk to cheat."
“We know that the effects of some substances remain detectable in the body longer than the substances themselves. The Athlete Biological Passpo⛎rt Model allows the anti-doping community to exploit this reality through a similar approach to that used in forensic science."
Howman called for other sport ꦦfederations to adopt the UCI's approach. “We look forward to seeing more anti-doping organisations follow in the UCI’s footsteps and implement such longitudina🧔l follow-up programs in the comings months and years.”
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