Drug Testing for ASP 0
The Association of Surfing Professionals has confirmed plans to implement a drug testing and enforcement policy for the 2012 World Tour season.
“The ASP is in the process of working towards a concrete and effective drug policy for the start of the 2012 World Tour season,” ASP Media Director Dave Prodan told ESPN on Thursday. “We are still in the process of figuring out exactly how that is going to work, and more details will be forthcoming next week.”
The news comes at the end of a whirlwind week for competitive surfing’s governing body, which began with the premature awarding of the 2011 World Title to Kelly Slater, followed by Wednesday’s resignation of ASP CEO Brodie Carr.
News of the possibility of drug testing ASP World Tour surfers was first reported Wednesday by The Australian, when Vans Triple Crown Director Randy Rarick went on record, saying, “It’s been a long time coming.”
The policy was reportedly spurred by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) board of directors, of which major surf labels Billabong, Quiksilver, Rip Curl, Hurley and Vans are represented (brands that also sponsor all of the World Tour events).
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