About 2,900 anti-doping tests to be conducted at Beijing Games

During the 24^th Winter Olympics in China, about 2,900 anti-doping tests will be conducted among athletes – as informed by Benjamin Cohen, the Director General of the International Testing Agency (ITA), TASS reports

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Mr. Cohen said that half of all samples will be taken during the out-of-competition period – to be tested in a Beijing laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The doping samples taken at the Olympic Games will be stored for ten years.

The Winter Olympics will open on February 4^th to last until February 20^th.