Jamaica dissolves anti-doping board 15/07/2010 |
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Jamaica has dissolved the board of directors of its anti-doping commission after a review found potential conflicts of interest.
Jamaica Olympic Association president Mike Fennell announced all 15 members were fired by the Caribbean nation's sports minister, Olivia Grange.
"This is to facilitate a restructuring of the organisation," Fennell said.
A delegation from the World Anti-Doping Agency that visited Jamaica in May raised concerns about conflicts of interest for panel members who also lead sports associations on the Caribbean island, Fennell added.
Jamaica's Government established the anti-doping commission in 2005, recruiting some of the country's leading sports officials to lead testing of athletes for banned substances.
Fennell said the decision was part of a restructuring and was unrelated to a recent positive test for Olympic and world 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, who was provisionally suspended last week for use of a painkiller she claimed she took to alleviate a toothache.
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