Former Olympic pole vaulting champion and current International Olympic Committee member Sergei Bubka believes there should be action taken against Andre Agassi in the aftermath of Agassi's admission that he used crystal meth in 1997, lied about it to the ATP and then continued to compete without sanction after the ATP covered up his positive test for the drug.

Bubka, whose son is a pro tennis player, told Reuters action should be taken against Agassi even though the World Anti-Doping Agency's eight-year statue of limitations has passed in his case.

"I am very disappointed with this," Bubka told Reuters today. "When I heard that, it was just terrible. With Agassi's case it is a legal issue. We should consult legal experts and see if we can do something about it. I would prefer to review it from a legal point of view and then to act. It is terrible and harmful. That he lied and escaped and then continued (to compete) is really disappointing,.

Bubka, a senior vice president at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), said Agassi's drug use came two years before the creation of WADA and believes sports are cleaner now.

"We are much better since the creation of WADA. We are better because we engage governments and I see more progress than negative points," Bubka told Reuters. "Yes, it is painful when we see big names (involved in doping). I hate that, really."