IOC Investigates Possible Doping Violations by Cyclists at Previous Olympics
By admin - Posted on May 31st, 2007
30 May 2007 -- The International Olympic Committee has begun investigating possible doping violations by cyclists at previous Olympic games after members of the German Telekom team admitted taking drugs.
The IOC said it had set up a disciplinary panel to see whether cyclists used drugs when they won their Olympic medals. The three-member panel will report to the IOC executive board, which has the power to strip athletes of medals from previous Olympics going back eight years.
The move comes after several members of the Telekom team - including former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis of Denmark - admitted using the endurance-booster EPO.
Riis's Telekom teammate, Jan Ullrich of Germany, won the Olympic road race gold medal and silver in the time trial at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney. A former Telekom trainer said he gave Ullrich EPO during his career. Ullrich has denied any wrongdoing.
Last Saturday, a doctor for Germany's Olympic team admitted providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes as far back as 1980. Georg Huber was suspended by German cycling authorities and the University of Freiburg, where he worked at the university clinic.
Source: VOA News
Scroll down for related articles:
Related articles
- 2007-05-31: IOC Investigates Possible Doping Violations by Cyclists at Previous Olympics
- 2008-07-23: IOC Awards 2010, 2012 Olympic Broadcast Rights in Asia
- 2008-05-20: Olympic Torch Relay Suspended to Mourn Victims of China Earthquake
- 2008-05-12: IOC Launches Tender Process for Sale of Broadcast Rights in Europe
- 2008-05-12: Olympic Athletes Passionately Express Their Feelings on Beijing 2008
- 2008-04-10: IOC President Says Beijing Games will Endure Despite 'Crisis'
- 2008-04-01: China: International Olympic Committee Operating in Moral Void
- 2008-03-26: Jacques Rogge Statement on Olympic Torch Lighting
- 2008-03-18: International Olympic Committee Analyzes Beijing Air Quality Data
- 2008-03-11: IOC Honors First Female and Youngest Sports Minister in Malaysia
- 2008-03-11: Four Cities Apply to Host the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012
- 2008-03-04: IOC Gives High Mark to Vancouver’s Games Preparations
