Almost half of 2,000 professional athletes quizzed in an anonymous survey admitted doping
Blood and urine tests catch only three per cent of cheating athletes according to UK Anti-Doping Agency
ALMOST half of 2,000 professional athletes quizzed in an anonymous survey admitted doping.
The poll was carried out by Harvard University for the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2011, but research rows delayed publication.
The athletes who took part in the survey were all competitors at the World Championships in Athletics (WCA) or the Pan-Arab Games (PAG).
Nearly a third of those at WCA reportedly admitted breaking drug bans, while 45 per cent at PAG apparently confessed to violating the rules.
Nicole Sapstead, of UK Anti-Doping, told The Telegraph the results were “concerning”.
Blood and urine tests suggest only up to three per cent of athletes cheat.
