UK players want lighter penalties for recreational drugs


LONDON (Reuters) - A union representing British sportsmen and women has launched legal action in Switzerland to try to ensure more sympathetic treatment for athletes caught using recreational drugs.

The Professional Players Federation (PPF), which has more than 15,000 members across football, golf, rugby union and cricket, is challenging moves by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to punish offenders in the same way, irrespective of whether they had used performance-enhancing or recreational drugs.

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