UK Athletics Suggests Resetting World Records For Sport Tainted By Doping
The governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom – UK Athletics (UKA) has suggested resetting all world records because of how badly drugs and corruption have tainted the sport.
UK athletics stated in: “A Manifesto for Clean Athletics” that serious drug cheats should face a lifetime ban.
“The integrity of athletics was challenged as never before in 2015. Clean athletes and sports fans the world over have been let down. Trust in the sport is at its lowest point for decades,” said UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner.
“Greater transparency, tougher sanctions, longer bans – and even resetting the clock on world records for a new era – we should be open to do whatever it takes to restore credibility in the sport.”
UK Athletics also said that sponsors should not support athletes found guilty of serious doping offences.
