May 17, 2013 (Montreal, QC) – Drug testing is not working due to a lack of willpower claims Dick Pound, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reports AP. In a report presented to WADA, Pound suggests that increased numbers of test and scientific advances in testing are being negated by “human and political factors.” As a case in point, Pound points to American Lance Armstrong who was not caught despite being drug-tested more than 300 times during his cycling career.

“There are clearly many systemic, organizational and human reasons why the drug-testing programs have been generally unsuccessful in detecting dopers/cheats,” reads the report. “There is no general appetite to undertake the effort and expense of a successful effort to deliver doping-free sport.” Pound presented the report to WADA’s executive committee and foundation board in Montreal last weekend.

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