Suppose our government doesn’t pull it together to meet the deadline (13 October) for amending the outdated drug-free sports act, then the Springboks will be forced to play under a neutral flag, sans the national anthem, at the Rugby World Cup 2023 quarterfinal next week.
The latest details to emerge from the Pistorius case indicate that police asked state doctors to analyse blood and urine samples obtained from Pistorius on the morning of the murder for the presence of steroids.
Last week a massive anti-doping lab was unveiled by the Olympic organisers, and has been hailed as the most high-tech in the history of the games.