New ASADA chief issues warning to potential cheats

Newly announced Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) Chief Executive Ben McDevitt has warned athletes they are solely responsible for substances they take.

The former Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner takes over the leadership of the anti-doping body as it concludes probes into the AFL and the NRL.

McDevitt says athletes and sporting bodies must know the rules, stating "in my view, ignorance is no excuse.

"Each professional athlete is personally responsible for what substances enter their body."

McDevitt has been selected as a full-time replacement for Aurora Andruska at ASADA after a series of caretaker chief executives.

He has served in law enforcement for the past 28 years, with ACT Policing, the Australian Federal Police, Royal Solomon Islands Police, CrimTrac and the Australian Crime Commission.

ASADA is considering if any cases should be brought against individual players after earlier this year completing a 13-month report into the use of muscle-regeneration peptides and other banned substances.

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