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WADA Threatens to Sue Armstrong The WADA officials will take legal actions against the Dutch Firm that cleared Lance's name	By Ovidiu Panzariu, Sports Editor 3rd of June 2006, 10:45 GMT Adjust text size:


The World Agency of fighting Against Doping (WADA), seems to have taken a personal interest in Lance Armstrong's case. After an independent commission found out that the allegations against Armstrong were totally unjustified, WADA is threatening to take legal actions against it. Emile Vrijman, the Dutch lawyer that took care of the American's case - Armstrong was blamed by 'L'Equipe' newspaper that he used banned substances in the 1999 Le Tour - released a report to the media three days ago, in which he was giving the final conclusions of his investigation. After revealing pretty convincing arguments, he proved that the allegations against Lance Armstrong are inadequate and that the doping-test system used by WADA has many flows. Actually, this was the main reason why the American chose to ask for the help of a private organization, instead of WADA commissions. He repeatedly stated that the methods used by WADA are only damaging the sport of cycling. When hearing the news of his clearing, Armstrong stated that: "I have done all this to not only clear my name, but also to launch a warning concerning the testing system inside the sport". Today, WADA wanted to answer these allegations, threatening to take legal actions against the Dutch legal firm that helped Lance clear his name. "WADA's preliminary conclusion is that the report is defamatory to the Agency, its officers and employees, as well as the accredited laboratory involved. WADA has taken legal advice regarding its recourses against the investigator and any organization, including UCI, which may publicly adopt its conclusions". Still, it's very likely that this action regards strictly the American champion who launched a pretty rough accusation towards WADA during the past few weeks. Lance Armstrong stated that: "I have now retired, but for the sake of all athletes still competing who deserve a level playing field and a fair system of drug testing, the time has come to take action against these kinds of attacks before they destroy the credibility of WADA and, in turn, the international anti-doping system."

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