英伦广角 英国政府下令调查医生为运动员提供禁药指控

 

Caught in an undercover sting, the Hardy¹ Street doctor who’s reported to claim to prescribe banned performance-enhancing drugs to many sporting figures.

“I’ll say some of these treatments I use are banned by professional, you know, circuit.”

“OK.”

“So you have to be mindful of that.”

“Yeah.”

“But by saying that, I’ve known many professional athletes who do use these treatments. But it’s hardly do it.”

The Sunday Times says it sent a young athlete to meet Doctor Mark Bonar and secretly re-caught him sharing details of his clients. He claimed it included up to 150 elite² sportspeople from across the sporting world, including Premier³ League football, tennis, boxing, cycling and cricket. The allegations have prompted a governmental-level inquiry⁴ over claims that UK Anti-Doping watchdog was told about the doctor two years ago, but failed to act.

UK anti-doping has confirmed it was contacted by a sports person about Mark B in 2014, but didn't investigate as the doctor wasn't  to attach to a particular sport, and there was no other evidence to corroborate⁵ the allegations.

If there was any hint or notions that there were some under handed play going on you know drugs being prescribed they know that shouldn't, then  yes, obviously there should have been some actions taken a lot earlier, and to me any action that will nib⁶ this in the bud, stop this, prosecute⁷, ban people whatever the case maybe, then it should be done at its earliest, you know at its earliest basically.

Professor Barrei H who worked for UK sport * in charge of preventing drugs cheats says UK anti-doping has only a limited reach when investigating medical professionals, not specifically linked to sport.

If an athlete goes to a doctor who is outside their network, then UKAD has no direct responsibility for them, and they have no accountability to UKAD, so all they can do is pass it on to the appropriate professional body which in this case would be the GMC.

In south London, these amateur footballers turn out every Sunday for the love of the game, allegations of widespread doping among elite athletes should they believe have been thoroughly⁸ investigated when first raised. A private clinic in London where Dr Mark B rented consulting rooms to treat his patients has now confirmed it ceded⁹ its agreement with him after learning he doesn't hold a current license¹⁰ to treat patients in the UK. The question of any wrongdoing will form parts of the official investigation¹¹ into the doping allegations, the enquiry will also have some awkward questions for UK anti-doping, chief among them whether the watchdog did all it could in response to the allegation surrounding Dr Bonar.

1 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

2 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

5 corroborate   

v.支持，证实，确定

参考例句：

• He looked at me anxiously,as if he hoped I'd corroborate this.他神色不安地看着我，仿佛他希望我证实地的话。
• It appeared that what he said went to corroborate my account.看来他所说的和我叙述的相符。

6 nib   

n.钢笔尖；尖头

参考例句：

• The sharp nib scratched through the paper.钢笔尖把纸戳穿了。
• I want to buy a pen with a gold nib.我要金笔。

7 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

8 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

9 ceded   

v.让给，割让，放弃( cede的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. 古巴在1898年被西班牙割让给美国。
• A third of the territory was ceded to France. 领土的三分之一割让给了法国。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

11 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。