SWA members;
It has come to the attention of the SWA and CWFHC that British Weightlifter Sonny Webster is coming to Canada to conduct a number of seminars on Weightlifting.
Webster received a 4 year ban for testing positive for a prohibited substance. That ban was recently extended 3 more years for coaching while under a ban.
Any athlete that is coached (which includes attending paid seminars) by a person under a WADA ban puts themselves at risk of being banned themselves.
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport has written a letter outlining the situation for his Toronto seminar.
He is conducting seminars in Alberta as well, and maybe other locations that we are not yet aware of.
The letter is attached. Please share it with your membership.
Many thanks,
SWA board of directors