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Dopers aren't champions - Contepomi



Argentina rugby captain Felipe Contepomi says athletes "can never be a champion" if they take performance-enhancing drugs.

The veteran of four Rugby World Cups spoke at a World Anti-Doping Agency meeting in Tokyo.

Contepomi says "sport is about fair play and honesty, and if you take drugs then you can never be a champion, no matter how fast you run or swim, or how far you throw and how many goals you score."

Contepomi is a member of Wada's Athlete Committee.

He says "you have to be true to yourself and compete as a clean athlete. You have to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and say everything I achieved has been down to genuine effort."

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