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Hundreds of drugs cheats set to benefit from Olympic Games delay

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WADA president Witold Banka says drug bans are determined by a set time and not what competitions athletes might miss.

Hundreds of drug cheats will benefit from the postponement of this summer's Olympics as they will now be eligible to compete in the rearranged Games.

World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka says bans are determined by a set time and not what competitions athletes might miss.

He said in the Times: "A ban is about the length of time, it is not dedicated to concrete sports events and if they happen or not.

“While an athlete cannot choose when he or she would like to be ineligible, an anti-doping organisation cannot either.”
- Witold Banka

"There is no provision in the code for anti-doping organisations to cherry-pick periods of time in which the athlete would have more or fewer events to compete in.

"While an athlete cannot choose when he or she would like to be ineligible, an anti-doping organisation cannot either."

The new Games, postponed for the first time in history because of the coronavirus pandemic, are set to start on July 23, 2021.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool29271166214582
2Manchester CityMan City28183768313757
3Leicester CityLeicester29165858283053
4Chelsea29146951391248
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd29129844301445
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8Tottenham HotspurSpurs29118104740741
9Arsenal2891364036440
10Burnley29116123440-639
11Crystal Palace29109102632-639
12Everton29107123746-937
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2998122541-1635
14Southampton29104153552-1734
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton29611123240-829
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2976163550-1527
17Watford2969142744-1727
18Bournemouth2976162947-1827
19Aston Villa2874173456-2225
20Norwich CityNorwich2956182552-2721
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