Should athletes be paid to play fair?
As the credibility of anti-corruption bodies like the Tennis Integrity Unit and the International Association of Athletics Federations continues to crumble, some athletes are calling for a new strategy. Brent talks to Adam Nelson, a former track athlete who says the best way to stop athletes from cheating is to pay the ones who play fair.
Professional tennis became the latest international sport to make headlines for corruption this week — rocked by allegations of match-fixing. And last week, a report from the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed widespread collusion in doping by top officials in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the global governing body for track and field.
The extent of the corruption is devastating, especially for the athletes who play by the rules — like Adam Nelson, a former Olympic shot putter and president of the Track and Field Athletes' Association. Adam joins Brent to explain why he's calling on the IAAF to dramatically change the way it handles cheaters by offering financial rewards to the athletes who play fair.