The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has given its full backing to a range of anti-doping measures in a move it described as “further decisive action” to protect clean athletes at the summer Games.
With special focus on Kenya, Russia and Mexico, the IOC will double the budget for the pre-Olympic testing programme ahead of Rio 2016 from $500,000 to $1m.
With special focus on Kenya, Russia and Mexico, the IOC will double the budget for the pre-Olympic testing programme ahead of Rio 2016 from $500,000 to $1m.
In addition, the IOC announced that 23 athletes had tested positive following reanalysis of doping samples provided during the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) concerning athletes in five sports and from six National Olympic Committees (NOCs) had been discovered following the fresh wave of analysis. The reanalysis programme is ongoing, with the possibility of more results in the coming weeks.
The London 2012 testing announcement came after the IOC advised that up to 31 athletes could be banned from competing at Rio 2016 after the reanalysis of 454 samples from the 2008 summer Games in Beijing.
Russia is currently suspended from international track and field with more than 20 Russian athletes testing positive in re-tests of samples from Beijing and London, putting the nation’s participation in Rio with a full team in doubt. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will announce the outcome on 17th June 2016.
Meanwhile, Kenya and Mexico have also failed to bring their anti-doping programme in line with World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) demands.
An Olympic stakeholder meeting will take place to coordinate the approach among International Federations, which take the first decision of the eligibility of athletes with respect to qualification for and participation in the Olympic Games.
An Olympic Summit will also be held in October 2016 to evaluate and review the entire doping programme and measures being taken for Rio 2016.
The IOC said in a statement: “Special focus will be put on countries where the testing programme is non-compliant – Kenya, Russia and Mexico. A special focus will also be put on those sports which WADA has declared most affected.
“The IOC will lead by example and establish such an independent process, working with WADA, to be in place for the Olympic winter Games PyeongChang 2018.”
Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) concerning athletes in five sports and from six National Olympic Committees (NOCs) had been discovered following the fresh wave of analysis. The reanalysis programme is ongoing, with the possibility of more results in the coming weeks.
The London 2012 testing announcement came after the IOC advised that up to 31 athletes could be banned from competing at Rio 2016 after the reanalysis of 454 samples from the 2008 summer Games in Beijing.
Russia is currently suspended from international track and field with more than 20 Russian athletes testing positive in re-tests of samples from Beijing and London, putting the nation’s participation in Rio with a full team in doubt. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will announce the outcome on 17th June 2016.
Meanwhile, Kenya and Mexico have also failed to bring their anti-doping programme in line with World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) demands.
An Olympic stakeholder meeting will take place to coordinate the approach among International Federations, which take the first decision of the eligibility of athletes with respect to qualification for and participation in the Olympic Games.
An Olympic Summit will also be held in October 2016 to evaluate and review the entire doping programme and measures being taken for Rio 2016.
The IOC said in a statement: “Special focus will be put on countries where the testing programme is non-compliant – Kenya, Russia and Mexico. A special focus will also be put on those sports which WADA has declared most affected.
“The IOC will lead by example and establish such an independent process, working with WADA, to be in place for the Olympic winter Games PyeongChang 2018.”
By: sportingindustry.co.za
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