WADA denies random testing an invasion of privacy

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MONTREAL (AFP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) denied on Friday that their drug testing policies were an invasion of privacy or contravened personal rights after accusations by Britain's Professional Players Federation (PPF).

The PPF, set up in 1991 to represent professional sportmen and women in the United Kingdom, claimed the rules for random testing were too restrictive and threatened WADA with legal action.

PPF president Simon Taylor had said on Thursday: "A player could be called from his room at three o'clock in the morning before a big match. Footballers have two weeks holiday, four maximum each year.

"They don't want to get up early every morning to tell someone 'I'm going to be at the beach between nine and 10 o'clock'."

WADA said in a...