It is reported that Paris will change their drug laws; in order to comply with the requirements of the International Olympic Committee, and not jeopardise their bid to stage the 2012 Olympics.
In a statement Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, said:
"Bidding cities whose drug laws are not in compliance with the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency will be changing their laws in order to comply with them."
Seemingly, in the view of the IOC, French drug rules are too strict. France has stringent anti-doping laws, which allow the police access to any sports event to carry out drugs tests and impose penalties.
The IOC rules state that during the Olympics, the only drug tests on athletes are carried out by IOC-accredited officials and drug cheats are thrown out of the Olympics - if they won medals, they are taken away - but no other punishment is imposed.
Bans are decided later by the federations.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Cheating Drug Discovered
The discovery of a new highly sophisticated steroid, designed to evade drug testers, has been lauded by Olympic chief Jacques Rogge.
Sports scientists announced the discovery of desoxy-methyl-testosterone (DMT), earlier this month, following an anonymous tip-off.
It seems that this substance was seized by Canadian customs, at the Canada/US border last year.
Rogge acknowledged that:
"There will be more in the future...this is unavoidable because of the bad use of scientific knowledge."
He added:
"The gap is closing between us and them...It is closing because we test more, because we test unannounced and because we test out of competition...We have information...and that is what you need to beat this...".
The head of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) doping control laboratory in Montreal Professor Christiane Ayotte said DMT, which aims to artificially boost strength and stamina, was the most sophisticated substance yet discovered by testers.
DMT is the second designer steroid found, following the discovery of THG (tetrahydrogestrinone) in 2003.
Sports scientists announced the discovery of desoxy-methyl-testosterone (DMT), earlier this month, following an anonymous tip-off.
It seems that this substance was seized by Canadian customs, at the Canada/US border last year.
Rogge acknowledged that:
"There will be more in the future...this is unavoidable because of the bad use of scientific knowledge."
He added:
"The gap is closing between us and them...It is closing because we test more, because we test unannounced and because we test out of competition...We have information...and that is what you need to beat this...".
The head of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) doping control laboratory in Montreal Professor Christiane Ayotte said DMT, which aims to artificially boost strength and stamina, was the most sophisticated substance yet discovered by testers.
DMT is the second designer steroid found, following the discovery of THG (tetrahydrogestrinone) in 2003.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Turin's Budget Crisis
The Italian government has promised to make up the $196M budget shortfall on the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Oddly enough the International Olympic Committee executive board will visit Turin, on Thursday and Friday, one year before the games begin.
Cabinet Undersecretary Gianni Letta's office said:
"We must guarantee the success of Turin 2006 and everything will be done through a very good and healthy administration, which will be inspired by transparency and by accounting and managing rigour..".
The Turin organising committee has been desperately looking for a solution to the budget shortfall, in the overall budget of $1.5BN, which is due mainly to a lack of support from Italian state-owned companies.
The IOC has repeatedly pressed the Italian government to help. However, as a private foundation, the committee is prevented by state law from receiving government subsidies.
This provides yet another object lesson, if one were ever needed, in proving that no one makes money out of the Olympics; apart from the IOC, certain gold medal winners and certain multi nationals.
Oddly enough the International Olympic Committee executive board will visit Turin, on Thursday and Friday, one year before the games begin.
Cabinet Undersecretary Gianni Letta's office said:
"We must guarantee the success of Turin 2006 and everything will be done through a very good and healthy administration, which will be inspired by transparency and by accounting and managing rigour..".
The Turin organising committee has been desperately looking for a solution to the budget shortfall, in the overall budget of $1.5BN, which is due mainly to a lack of support from Italian state-owned companies.
The IOC has repeatedly pressed the Italian government to help. However, as a private foundation, the committee is prevented by state law from receiving government subsidies.
This provides yet another object lesson, if one were ever needed, in proving that no one makes money out of the Olympics; apart from the IOC, certain gold medal winners and certain multi nationals.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
CBC Lose Rights
Canada's first domestic Olympics, in more than 20 years, will be shown on private networks; after a consortium of BellGlobe Media and Rogers Communications outbid CBC for the rights to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Games.
The winning bid was a record US$153-million, with US$90-million going for the Vancouver Games.
The winning bid was a record US$153-million, with US$90-million going for the Vancouver Games.
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