Nick Butler: Control or independence? A vital crossroads in the fight against doping

Nick Butler: Control or independence? A vital crossroads in the fight against doping

Another week has gone by, and, as is invariably the way these days, it has brought with it another set of fresh difficulties for the International Olympic Committee (IOC). More questions have been raised by Brazilian police over what exact role the organisation played in the process to award Irish ticketing contracts, while its President, Thomas Bach, has also been criticised for his, probably connected, decision to skip the Paralympics.