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Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce named IAAF Athletes of the Year 2013
Like her compatriot Bolt, she also anchored the Jamaican 4x100m team to victory, a national record and the second fastest time in history.
During the same occasion, IAAF president Lamine Diack criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for what he called a “ridiculous” campaign against Jamaica and Kenya after the two athletics powerhouses were placed under scrutiny over anti-doping procedures.
“They are the most tested countries in the world. All this is ridiculous,” Diack said. “It is like WADA is making a campaign trying to make a statement. They went to Jamaica, what did they find? Nothing.”
“They have found and suspended some athletes which is positive and a good move,” Diack said. “We must stop all these. We are doing our best in athletics. You rarely hear of 4-year suspensions in football but they have doping concerns too.”
WADA had conducted an extraordinary audit of Jamaica’s anti-doping commission this month while Kenya has set up a government inquiry into allegations of widespread doping at its high-altitude training bases.
Source: Newswires
