The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act will allow U.S. prosecutors to go after doping schemes at international events in which Americans are involved as athletes, sponsors or broadcasters.
The anti-doping program for the Paris Olympics caught five athletes after earlier finding 40 rule violations among competitors who had been expected to take part in the Games, the agency that ran the operation said Thursday.A laboratory technician holds urine samples about to be tested at the French national anti-doping laboratory in this file photo.
Taking samples from almost 39 per cent of the athletes was "a 4 per cent increase compared to Tokyo 2020 and 10 per cent higher than Rio 2016," the ITA said. The most tested nations were those with the biggest teams in Paris: the United States, France, China, Australia and Britain. "The ITA can also report over 40 anti-doping rule violations stemming from the testing activities implemented on behalf of its partners ahead of the Games pertaining to athletes who were likely due to participate," it said.
The five positive tests in Paris came from two cases in judo and one each in track and field, aquatics and boxing. The substances involved were anabolic steroids and a diuretic.
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