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The science of drugs testing is not as 100 per cent perfect as the WADA-accredited labs like to claim. This was illustrated last night when athlete Marion Jones was told her ‘B’ sample shows no evidence of EPO despite all the media vitriol aimed at her. The lawyer acting on behalf of Jones also acts on behalf of Floyd Landis, the winner of the 2006 Tour de France.

While the Jones and Landis cases are very different - the Landis B sample was also found to contain an abnormal ratio of testesterone and epitestosterone - the clearing of Jones shows that it’s rash to rush in to judge athletes “busted” for “positive” drugs tests.

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