The Sport's World Governing Body says that allegations of widespread doping in athletics are sensationalist and confusing. The Sunday Times published data from 5,000 athletics, which it says reveals an extraordinary extent of cheating. The IAAF, whose data was leaked, stressed the results referred to were not positive tests or proof of doping. An IAAF statement said that any reporting by the ARD and Sunday Times that the IAAF was negligent in addressing or following up the suspicious profiles is simply false, disappointing and misinformed journalism. In a detailed response, it also denied the data was secret and said it had published a detailed analysis of it more than four years ago.