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Drugs tests to rise 25 pct at 2008 Olympics
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-27 09:12
Around 4,500 dope tests will be conducted at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, a 25 percent increase from Athens 2004, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
"As part of its zero tolerance approach to fighting doping, the number of tests will be significantly increased," the IOC said in a statement released at the end of the coordination commission's inspection of preparations for the Beijing Games.
"Final numbers are to be confirmed but are expected to be around 4,500, a 25 percent increase on Athens 2004."
More than 3,500 tests were conducted at the Athens Games, also a 25 percent rise on the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.
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