Peter Bol case prompts Wada to reform synthetic EPO testing processes

Athletes who record inconclusive initial doping test results for synthetic EPO may be saved from public shaming, following World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) reforms prompted by the Peter Bol saga.

Wada reviewed its processes after Bol’s case, and new guidance for EPO testing will come into effect in June.

It expands the requirement for two experts to assess a result before a positive test is recorded and made public.

Had Bol’s sample been processed under the new guidelines, the initial result may have undergone additional testing, which could have prevented the positive finding and provisional suspension.

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After securing his ticket earlier this week, he told Channel Nine he was “happy, healthy and back on track”.