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Nadal rebels against new Anti-Doping Code
[SIZE=-1]Independent Online, South Africa [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I think it shows a lack of respect for privacy," Nadal said after qualifying for the semifinals of the Australian Open. "I think it's a disgrace, particularly knowing what our sport is like." [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Even my mother or my uncle do not know where I am sometimes, so having to send a message or to be scared all day in case there is a last-minute change seems to me to be a complete exaggeration," Nadal warned. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Those are things that completely have to change, and there is a unanimous voice on that in the locker room," said the Spaniard, who is also the vice president of the ATP players' council. "It is an intolerable hunt. We have proved that we are a clean sport. You can count (doping) cases with one hand."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The French Open and Wimbledon champion said he is ready to join "immediately" the group of 65 footballers, cyclists and volleyball players who are looking to fight the code at the courts. They appeal to the right to privacy that is upheld in the Belgian constitution and in the Council of Europe's European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In case they win, their move could become a precedent that gets WADA into trouble.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"In the end we are humans and we do not have to feel like criminals just because we do sport," Nadal said. ...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Independent Online, South Africa [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I think it shows a lack of respect for privacy," Nadal said after qualifying for the semifinals of the Australian Open. "I think it's a disgrace, particularly knowing what our sport is like." [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Even my mother or my uncle do not know where I am sometimes, so having to send a message or to be scared all day in case there is a last-minute change seems to me to be a complete exaggeration," Nadal warned. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Those are things that completely have to change, and there is a unanimous voice on that in the locker room," said the Spaniard, who is also the vice president of the ATP players' council. "It is an intolerable hunt. We have proved that we are a clean sport. You can count (doping) cases with one hand."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The French Open and Wimbledon champion said he is ready to join "immediately" the group of 65 footballers, cyclists and volleyball players who are looking to fight the code at the courts. They appeal to the right to privacy that is upheld in the Belgian constitution and in the Council of Europe's European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In case they win, their move could become a precedent that gets WADA into trouble.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"In the end we are humans and we do not have to feel like criminals just because we do sport," Nadal said. ...[/SIZE]
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