(Adds IOC comment) LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Victor Conte, convicted owner ofthe now-defunct BALCO laboratory that was at the centre of aglobal steroid scandal, said on Thursday that the drug-testingprogramme at the 2012 Olympics was irrelevant. "It's basically propaganda to come out and say this is themost expensively-tested Games ever and 'we're doing 6,000tests'," Conte was quoted as telling The Times newspaper. "You have to put your hook... full story ![]()

A host of drug cheats from football and tennis could finally be exposed after the doctor who ran a blood-doping rings threatened to name all his former clients.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 1 day ago)

The World Anti-Doping Agency's new global code includes doubling suspensions for some drug cheats.
telegraph.co.uk (6 days ago)
With the eight-year deadline approaching, the I.O.C. will retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in a bid to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection.
nytimes.com (2 months and 1 day ago)

Turkey's Asli Cakir Alptekin, who won gold in the women's 1500M at the 2012 Olympics, has been charged with doping for a second time, reported Reuters on May 3.Cakir previously tested positive for doping as...
examiner.com (15 days ago)
With the eight-year deadline approaching, the IOC will retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in a bid to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection at the time.
cbc.ca (2 months and 1 day ago)

Amir Khan strongly criticised by the UK Anti-Doping Agency after he revealed that he is working with controversial American Victor Conte
telegraph.co.uk (29 days ago)
Spain's government on Friday approved tougher anti-doping laws to align with World Anti-Doping Agency standards and bolster Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
With the eight-year deadline approaching, the IOC will retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in a bid to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 1 day ago)

Turkey's Asli Cakir Alptekin, who came back from a doping ban to win the women's 1,500 metres at the 2012 Olympics, faces a lifetime ban after being charged with another anti-doping offence.
abc.net.au (16 days ago)
LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's Asli Cakir Alptekin, who came back from a doping ban to win the women's 1,500 meters under a cloud of suspicion at the 2012 Olympics, faces a lifetime ban after being charged with another anti-doping offence, athletics officials said on Friday.
reuters.com (16 days ago)
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