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IOC using new steroid test on Turin Olympics doping samples - Olympics - SI.com - 0 views

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"LONDON (AP) -- The IOC is using an improved steroid test to reanalyze frozen doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and may use the same method to conduct retests from the 2008 Beijing Games."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"LONDON (AP) -- The IOC is using an improved steroid test to reanalyze frozen doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and may use the same method to conduct retests from the 2008 Beijing Games."</div>

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AP NewsBreak: World doping agency to probe Jamaica over testing lapses before London Ol... - 0 views

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Andrew Davis on 15 Oct 13

"A year after Usain Bolt made history at the London Olympics and declared himself "a living legend," a bombshell dropped largely unnoticed in The Gleaner, the Caribbean's oldest newspaper: A former director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission alleged the island didn't drug-test its athletes for entire months before they dazzled at the Summer Games."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A year after Usain Bolt made history at the London Olympics and declared himself "a living legend," a bombshell dropped largely unnoticed in The Gleaner, the Caribbean's oldest newspaper: A former director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission alleged the island didn't drug-test its athletes for entire months before they dazzled at the Summer Games."</div>

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Legendary Olympic Biathlete Asked To Apologize | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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Andrew Davis on 21 Oct 13

"All-time Olympic great Ole Einar Bjørndalen has been asked by the Norwegian anti-doping agency to apologize after six-time Olympic gold medalist failed to report his whereabouts to doping inspectors in Austria."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"All-time Olympic great Ole Einar Bjørndalen has been asked by the Norwegian anti-doping agency to apologize after six-time Olympic gold medalist failed to report his whereabouts to doping inspectors in Austria."</div>

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Doping 'disaster': shadow hangs over Jamaica's participation in next Olympics - 0 views

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Andrew Davis on 22 Aug 13

"Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, may be in doubt for the next Olympic Games unless his nation gets its act together on its anti-doping measures. The World Anti-Doping Agency last night warned Jamaica it risked expulsion from major competitions if it failed to address failings highlighted by a former senior employee."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, may be in doubt for the next Olympic Games unless his nation gets its act together on its anti-doping measures. The World Anti-Doping Agency last night warned Jamaica it risked expulsion from major competitions if it failed to address failings highlighted by a former senior employee."</div>

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WADA May Ban Jamaica From Olympics | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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Andrew Davis on 13 Sep 13

"The World Anti-Doping Agency may ban Jamaica from participating in the Olympics if the country if does not address shortcomings highlighted by a former senior employee."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The World Anti-Doping Agency may ban Jamaica from participating in the Olympics if the country if does not address shortcomings highlighted by a former senior employee."</div>

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IOC re-testing 2006 Torino samples for doping | Reuters - 0 views

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"Samples stored from the 2006 Torino winter Olympics are being retested by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the eight-year statute of limitations runs out next year and as two labs find hundreds of unrelated positive tests."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Samples stored from the 2006 Torino winter Olympics are being retested by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the eight-year statute of limitations runs out next year and as two labs find hundreds of unrelated positive tests."</div>

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Lance Armstrong Returns Olympic Medal After Doping Confession - Us Weekly - 0 views

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Andrew Davis on 16 Sep 13

"Lance Armstrong's trophy case is a little emptier today. The disgraced cyclist, who admitted earlier this year to doping throughout his career, tweeted this week that he had given back the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Lance Armstrong's trophy case is a little emptier today. The disgraced cyclist, who admitted earlier this year to doping throughout his career, tweeted this week that he had given back the bronze medal he won at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia."</div>

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Provisional Suspension For Sochi Doping Lab | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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Andrew Davis on 19 Nov 13

"The World Anti-Doping Agency has provisionally suspended a Russia's anti-doping laboratory and given it a deadline of December 1 to improve the reliability of its results. Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has guaranteed the "integrity" of the drug-testing program at the Sochi Winter Olympics."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The World Anti-Doping Agency has provisionally suspended a Russia's anti-doping laboratory and given it a deadline of December 1 to improve the reliability of its results. Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has guaranteed the "integrity" of the drug-testing program at the Sochi Winter Olympics."</div>

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Doping Is Widespread In Track, Says Ben Johnson | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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"Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson has remarked that drugs are a concern across the board, not just in sports. The sprinter was disqualified from the Seoul Olympics after he failed to clear a drug test after his gold medal win in the 100 meters."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson has remarked that drugs are a concern across the board, not just in sports. The sprinter was disqualified from the Seoul Olympics after he failed to clear a drug test after his gold medal win in the 100 meters."</div>

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Mo Farah denies doping claims - 0 views

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"British distance running star Mo Farah has rejected suspicions that his startling form is down to drugs, saying that it was solely hard work that got him atop the podiums at the London Olympics and Moscow world chamionships."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"British distance running star Mo Farah has rejected suspicions that his startling form is down to drugs, saying that it was solely hard work that got him atop the podiums at the London Olympics and Moscow world chamionships."</div>

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Randall Admits To Positive Dope Test | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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"Olympic discus thrower Allison Randall became the third athlete to confirm a positive drugs test from the Jamaican trials in June following recent revelations by sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Olympic discus thrower Allison Randall became the third athlete to confirm a positive drugs test from the Jamaican trials in June following recent revelations by sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson."</div>

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The doping problem can move beyond the cat-and-mouse game - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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"The sporting world's latest doping bombshell landed last weekend, as sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson of Jamaica and American Tyson Gay all tested positive for banned drugs. It was a jarring blow to track and field, tarnishing two of the four fastest men ever to run the 100-metre dash and a woman with three Olympic medals."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The sporting world's latest doping bombshell landed last weekend, as sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson of Jamaica and American Tyson Gay all tested positive for banned drugs. It was a jarring blow to track and field, tarnishing two of the four fastest men ever to run the 100-metre dash and a woman with three Olympic medals."</div>

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Dominique Blake Challenges Six-Year Doping Ban | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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"Banned 400m runner Dominique Blake is all set to challenge her suspension of six years that was imposed by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel which resulted from a positive test for methylhexanamine at last year's Olympic Trials."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Banned 400m runner Dominique Blake is all set to challenge her suspension of six years that was imposed by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel which resulted from a positive test for methylhexanamine at last year's Olympic Trials."</div>

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Anti-Doping Programs' Credibility Increased With Positive Tests | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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"The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has remarked that the credibility of track and field's anti-doping program has been "enhanced, not diminished" after sprinters Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tested positive for banned substances. "I am not now - nor have I ever been - a cheat," Powell posted on Twitter. Olympic gold medalist Sherone Simpson, who tested positive for the same stimulant oxilofrine, said she "would not intentionally take an illegal substance of any form into my system.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has remarked that the credibility of track and field's anti-doping program has been "enhanced, not diminished" after sprinters Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tested positive for banned substances. "I am not now - nor have I ever been - a cheat," Powell posted on Twitter. Olympic gold medalist Sherone Simpson, who tested positive for the same stimulant oxilofrine, said she "would not intentionally take an illegal substance of any form into my system.""</div>

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Dick Pound: Doping is widespread in sport | Mail Online - 0 views

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"Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, has admitted that the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport has forced him to question 'everything I see'. Pound, a 71-year-old Canadian lawyer, was founding chairman of WADA and is a former president of the agency, as well as a senior member of the International Olympic Committee. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, has admitted that the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport has forced him to question 'everything I see'. Pound, a 71-year-old Canadian lawyer, was founding chairman of WADA and is a former president of the agency, as well as a senior member of the International Olympic Committee. "</div>

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IOC Vice President Expresses Satisfaction With Drug Testing | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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"After the recent positive tests of Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, and Sherone Simpson, IOC vice president Thomas Bach has find a reason to look at the bright side of the latest doping scandals to jolt track and field. IOC vice president Thomas Bach, who leads the committee's investigations into Olympic doping cases, said the latest news is "disappointing and encouraging at the same time.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"After the recent positive tests of Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, and Sherone Simpson, IOC vice president Thomas Bach has find a reason to look at the bright side of the latest doping scandals to jolt track and field. IOC vice president Thomas Bach, who leads the committee's investigations into Olympic doping cases, said the latest news is "disappointing and encouraging at the same time.""</div>

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Nine Turkish Athletes Banned For Doping | Steroid-Use.com - 0 views

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"Nine Turkish track and field athletes have been banned after testing positive for anabolic steroids in the latest doping scandal to hit the campaign of Istanbul to win 2020 Olympics hosting rights."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Nine Turkish track and field athletes have been banned after testing positive for anabolic steroids in the latest doping scandal to hit the campaign of Istanbul to win 2020 Olympics hosting rights."</div>

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BBC Sport - Drugs in sport: Wada doubles doping ban in new code - 0 views

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"A first major offence currently carries a two-year ban, with athletes banned for life if they test positive again. The new code, which comes into effect from 1 January 2015, means offenders will miss at least one Olympic Games."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A first major offence currently carries a two-year ban, with athletes banned for life if they test positive again. The new code, which comes into effect from 1 January 2015, means offenders will miss at least one Olympic Games."</div>

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Doping Rules Are Tougher Only if Applied - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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"For drug cheaters from countries like the United States and Britain, nations with well-funded and relatively efficient antidoping agencies, that means big trouble. Under the new World Anti-Doping Code, which would take effect in 2015, the ban for athletes who intentionally use performance-enhancing drugs will double, jumping to four years from two. That penalty ensures that any athlete whose deliberate doping leads to a positive test will miss an Olympic Games."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"For drug cheaters from countries like the United States and Britain, nations with well-funded and relatively efficient antidoping agencies, that means big trouble. Under the new World Anti-Doping Code, which would take effect in 2015, the ban for athletes who intentionally use performance-enhancing drugs will double, jumping to four years from two. That penalty ensures that any athlete whose deliberate doping leads to a positive test will miss an Olympic Games."</div>

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WADA Provisionally Suspends Russian Doping Lab - ABC News - 0 views

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"The Russian drug-testing lab for February's Winter Olympics in Sochi faces suspension unless it significantly improves the reliability of its results by Dec. 1. The World Anti-Doping Agency has provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facility's accreditation will be imposed."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Russian drug-testing lab for February's Winter Olympics in Sochi faces suspension unless it significantly improves the reliability of its results by Dec. 1. The World Anti-Doping Agency has provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facility's accreditation will be imposed."</div>

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