12/01/2023 at 11:21 CET
He denounces that the Serbian refused to undergo an anti-doping control before his match against Cameron Norrie in Malaga
“In cycling they subject you to a test and if you refuse, it is a positive, and if it is positive, you are sanctioned. You do not have the right to skip a control, that is the regulation,” defended Madiot.
The director of Groupama-FDJ and former cyclist, Marc Madiot has asked the authorities to suspend Novak Djokovic on the grounds that he refused to submit to an anti-doping test before his match against Cameron Norrie In Malaga.
Madiot gave statements to RMC Sport criticizing the tennis player’s attitude and stating that he should be sanctioned: “When you have an anti-doping control and you know it, you have someone who is following you all day: when you prepare your match, throughout the meeting. As soon as you leave the track it follows you changing rooms or where you are going to shower. And if you don’t go to the bathroom directly, it follows you to the press room until you take the anti-doping test. I don’t see what makes a difference if you take the test. antidoping before or after”.
Madiot defended the necessary presence of anti-doping agents because there are products that have a limited duration and that are eliminated during the competition: “There are several doping products that are detectable in a very limited period of time. If you do not take the control before the start of the competition, the time of the match allows the remains of the doping product to be eliminated. Detection is possible for a limited time and that is why pre-match checks were introduced. Is surreal “Let them tell you because it would no longer be a surprise control!”
Madiot He insisted that the attitude of Djokovic would deserve a punishment: “They have the right to carry out controls before and after a competition. Djokovic He refused to submit to the control before the game. If the anti-doping agency does its job, Djokovic should be suspended. He refused to undergo a test before a match and had it done after. In cycling they subject you to a test and if you refuse, it is a positive, and if it is positive, you are sanctioned. You do not have the right to skip a control, that is the regulation. There is a unanimous rule: controls are always done after the games. Since there is an effect of dehydration urine concentration is more important. Tests to detect a doping product are closer to reality when the urine is more concentrated“.
2023-12-01 10:21:50
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