WADA’s current funding sees the IOC provide 50% of its budget with the rest split between various national governments. However, Fahey believes that sport as a whole should bear greater responsibility in the fight against doping.

“WADA is not shielded from the economic difficulties of recent times and has had to accept and adjust to the 0% budget increase approved by our foundations,” he said, according to Reuters. “Maybe the time has come for WADA to look for further contributors. The global sports industry is not short of money; perhaps it should now assume greater responsibility for protecting itself against drugs and consider a greater contribution to the fight against them.”

The subject of match-fixing and corruption in sport has grabbed the headlines in recent months. Fahey has issued a warning that this new threat should not lead to complacency in tackling those who seek to cheat through doping. “I've said that my greatest concern is that we have become complacent,” he said. “We must ensure that sporting bodies and governments do not take their eyes off doping in sport, simply because there is another threat which seems to be gaining momentum.”

Meanwhile, the WADA chief has welcomed the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to ban cyclist Alberto Contador. The Spaniard was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned for two years by CAS on Monday for failing a doping test during the 2010 Tour. “Every time a cheat is caught, I'd call it a good day for sport and a good day for the clean athletes,” Fahey added. “I think it indicates clearly the robust nature of our (anti-doping) code. There was a comprehensive review of significant evidence and the code was upheld in strong terms.”