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IOC to retest doping samples from Beijing

LONDON (AP) -- Any athletes who thought they got away with doping at the Beijing Olympics shouldn't rest easy. The drug police are coming back.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Thu, Oct 09 2008

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05 Aug 08 visit Beijing's zero-tolerance on doping -- 05 August 2008  »  YouTube videoDoping scandals have engulfed some of the biggest names in sport since the Athens Olympics four years ago. Host Beijing has pledged a zero-tolerance policy on doping by running the most rigorous drug-testing regime so far. Tony Birtley reports.
09 Apr 08 visit China tightens drug controls to provide safety for athletes attending Olympics  »  People's Daily China's food and drug watchdog on Tuesday ordered drug makers to carefully label their bottles with "cautions for athletes" in reference to substances on the doping list. Yan Jiangying, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) ...
23 Jul 08 visit (Letter) China caught offering “gene doping” to athletes  »  Blogging For China Go here for full article.  Some notable quotes: “A German television report on the availability of gene doping in China has stunned anti-doping experts shortly before the Beijing Olympics.  … In a documentary by ARD television, a Chinese do...
07 May 08 visit Taking 'doping' out of the Olympics  »  Tim Johnson Barely a decade ago, allegations that China juiced its top athletes flourished. After all, dozens tested positive in the 1990s, and when new anti-doping procedures arrived before the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, China suddenly decided to leave 40 athletes...
19 Jun 08 visit China enhances attack on doping agents production, sale ahead of Olympics  »  People's Daily China has punished 125 medicine companies for illegally producing and distributing doping agents since launching a nationwide campaign last year to ensure a drug-free Olympic Games, said a senior drug official on Wednesday. "Inspect ...
11 Apr 08 visit China investigates involvement of Shanghai drug firm in Greek doping incident  »  People's Daily China's drug watchdog said on Thursday that an investigation was underway concerning the reported involvement of a Chinese drug maker in a Greek doping scandal. Since April 9, China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has la ...

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