The IAAF said it was "extremely disappointed and shocked" to learn that Olympic and world 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin had admitted to a positive test for testosterone.
It said there was a need to find ways to work even more closely with governments to destroy the criminal elements that are behind doping in sport. Sporting sanctions alone were not deterrent enough, especially not for the support staff behind the athletes who profit from doping but cannot be affected sufficiently by sports sanctions.
It said more action such as the Spanish government's "Operation Puerto", the police investigation into doping which resulted in several riders being withdrawn from the Tour de France before the race began was needed.
