WADA looks to governments for help

MONTREAL: A victory anti-doping crusaders once believed impossible is now within reach with the help of powerful new allies as the war on performance-enhancing drugs in sport moves on to new fronts.

When the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was launched 10 years ago on Nov. 10, the sporting landscape was being bombarded by doping scandals with few weapons available to combat increasingly brazen drug cheats.

As WADA prepares to move into a second decade spearheading the fight against drugs in sport, the agency has compiled an impressive list of victories and built a formidable arsenal capable of attacking cheats from every angle.