The government minister responsible for sport has called for an urgent investigation after footage allegedly showing a doctor talking about doping sports stars was published.
Dr Mark Bonar was secretly filmed talking about working with athletes who used performance-enhancing drugs, The Sunday Times reports.
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The newspaper said Dr Bonar claimed to have doped 150 sports stars, including Premier League footballers.
But the doctor subsequently denied the allegations when they were put to him by the newspaper.
After the report emerged, John Whittingdale the Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, said he was ‘shocked and deeply concerned’.
The minister said: ‘Sports fans are entitled to be sure that what they are watching is true and fair with all athletes competing on a level playing field.
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‘Once again, I am grateful to the excellent investigative journalism by The Sunday Times for bringing these apparent abuses to light.
‘I have asked for there to be an urgent independent investigation into what action was taken when these allegations were first received and what more needs to be done to ensure that British sport remains clean.
‘There is no room for complacency in the fight against doping and the Government is already looking at whether existing legislation in this area goes far enough.
‘If it becomes clear that stronger criminal sanctions are needed then we will not hesitate to act.’
