Performance Enhancing Substances at the Athens Olympic Games

... Research & Resources in Sport Studies Performance Enhancing Substances at the Athens Olympic Games Reference 1 International Olympic Committee (2005) Anti Doping Rules, Procedures and Violations (http://www.olympic.org/common/search/asp/match.asp?query=athens+drug+doping&source=queryBox&origin=0&lang=en&acces=Direct+access) , available at http://localhost/fr_report_921.pdf (accessed 11 Dec 2005) The first source comes directly from the International Olympic Committee official website. The article is about anti-doping rules, procedures and violations. The article has a short quote on the history of performance enhancing substances in the Olympic Games and provides its mission statement as to why it is dedicated in the prevention of them, protecting athletes' health, respecting medical and sporting ethics and maintaining equal opportunities for all during competitions. It lists the tests implemented by the IOC medical commission, previously used and those used in the Athens Olympics, giving the anti doping control procedure in its eight steps (Notification, Identification Formalities, Urine Sample, Doping Control Form, Laboratory Analysis, Results of and Abnormal analysis, Disciplinary commission, Communication to the

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