More lifelong consequences can deter athletes from doping, insists Adeleke

Among the runners to make the Paris podium Adeleke missed out on, Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser — who had served a two-year ban after missing three doping tests inside a 12-month period
More lifelong consequences can deter athletes from doping, insists Adeleke

DUBLIN'S FINEST: Olympian and Allianz ambassador, Rhasidat Adeleke after making history at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Pic: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Rhasidat Adeleke has suggested that athletes tempted down the doping road would think twice about their intentions if more severe bans were imposed by the world’s sporting authorities.

The Dubliner was denied an Olympic medal in Paris this summer when finishing fourth in the women’s 400m final. 

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