Whistleblowers in sport should not go public with their information because they would be compromising their potential protection, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday. "We will protect and defend (all whistleblowers') interests," WADA President Craig Reedie said on Thursday. Also read Pyeongchang Winter Olympics competition begins with curling"The problem comes when they themselves go into the public domain. "It is our philosophy... that whistleblowers should in the great majority of cases remain anonymous," said WADA Director General Olivier Niggli. "When a whistleblower goes public then it is the choice of the individual and neither WADA nor any organisation can protect them.

Source: dna February 08, 2018 13:23 UTC