"Athletics Integrity Unit Chair David Howman delivered the warning about the system's inability to outsmart cheats. The global fight against doping has stalled, with athletes evading detection systems that are failing to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated cheats, a leading anti-doping official has warned. Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Chair David Howman had already delivered a stark assessment at last week's World Conference on Doping in Sport, declaring that despite his organisation's proven track record of identifying rule-breakers, they are not catching enough of them."
"The number of international disciplinary cases brought by the AIU has increased from 62 in 2021 to 100 in 2024, according to the body's annual reports, while national cases went up from 185 to 305. Let's be honest and pragmatic intentional dopers at elite level are evading detection. We are not effective enough nowadays in catching cheats, said Howman, who previously spent 13 years as director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency."
Athletics anti-doping authorities report that detection systems are failing to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated cheats. The Athletics Integrity Unit recorded a rise in international disciplinary cases from 62 in 2021 to 100 in 2024 and national cases from 185 to 305. Education programmes deter some athletes but do not stop determined intentional dopers at elite levels. High-profile sanctions this year include a three-year ban for Ruth Chepngetich, a provisional suspension for Fred Kerley over whereabouts failures, and a 45-month sanction for Marvin Bracy. The system identifies rule-breakers but is not catching enough of them.
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