Doping: Nada has not published names of convicted athletes

According to a report by the ARD doping editorial team, the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has not published any names of convicted doping fitters for a few years. According to this, around 90 percent of the cases have not become public in the past five years in 2020. According to the sports show calculations, there are a number between 70 and 130 dopers.

The NADA relies on legal risks and data protection. The chairman Lars Mortsiefer is cited in the report with the words: “In the anti-doping work, NADA is in an important area for transparency, for traceability and valid decisions. However, this is currently biting with the applicable law in data protection.”

In the evening, the NADA also published a statement in which it defended the procedure. “The NADA mentions all violations of anti-doping regulations in anonymous form in the annual report. A systematic publication of arbitration and decisions on the NADA website has not been done since 2020,” it said.

All responsible bodies would “be informed promptly and comprehensively,” said the NADA. This also includes Deutsche Sporthilfe, “so that it can set the payment of sponsorship funds and possibly reclaim”. According to NADA, 99 cases have not been released systematically since the changeover – 23 of them, and almost a quarter has commented on the agency afterwards.

Cases have therefore not been published in the recent past, but only granted when there were specific questions for the media that have become known by name. According to ARD, athletes from at least 18 Olympic sports are affected. The broadcaster does not provide any information about how well -known and successfully the convicted athletes from these sports are.

Mortsiefer emphasizes that everyone involved was informed about the changed procedure. In her research, the ARD interviewed several athletes who do not agree with the procedure and the confidentiality of the names.

“If you are positive, you are positive and in the end the sporty career has nothing to do to what extent this should be disclosed. The name should be mentioned, the substances should be mentioned,” said the modern pent -up team Patrick Dogue.