LAUSANNE, May 01, 2013 (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday deplored a ruling by a Spanish court that bags of blood seized in a doping case be destroyed, preventing further probes into what has been described as the world's biggest doping network. Over 200 bags of blood were seized from Eufemiano Fuentes, a sports doctor sentenced on Tuesday to a year in prison for … [Read more...]
Armstrong Disgrace Very Sad Says Jacques Rogge of IOC
January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Pirate Irwin LAUSANNE, Jan 24, 2013 (AFP) - Lance Armstrong's doping scandal was both disappointing and sad, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge told AFP Thursday. Rogge - who steps down as president in September after 12 years in charge - added that if the American was truly contrite he could in future act as an example to younger cyclists. … [Read more...]
Cycling ‘Unlikely To Lose Olympic Status’ – IOC
January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
LAUSANNE, Jan 16, 2013 (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday that is "very unlikely" cycling could be stripped as an event for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, despite the fall-out from the Lance Armstrong doping affair. The fall of the disgraced Texan has thrown the spotlight on the sport's governing body, the International Cycling Union (UCI), who have … [Read more...]
IOC Mulls Armstrong Bronze
November 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
GENEVA, Nov 1, 2012 (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said it had formally begun an investigation into whether to strip shamed US cyclist Lance Armstrong of the time-trial bronze medal he won at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. "The IOC will now immediately start the process concerning the involvement of Lance Armstrong, other riders and particularly their … [Read more...]
Belgian Cyclists Receive Gold Medals – Over 60 Years Later
June 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, June 8, 2010 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has presented an Olympic gold medal to a Belgian cyclist - 62 years after he won it, The Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. Eugene Van Roosbroeck, 82, and his two team-mates - 81-year-old Lode Wouters and the late Leon De Lathouwer - were blissfully unware they had won the team cycle race at the 1948 … [Read more...]
Study: Olympic and Tour de France Enhanced Performance Drug Testing Flawed
June 26, 2008 By
International Herald Tribune: Study shows problems with Olympic-style tests Athletes who want to cheat by injecting themselves with a performance-enhancing drug that boosts their blood cell count can do so with little risk of getting caught, a new study indicates, possibly exposing another flaw in what is regarded as the world's toughest anti-doping program. A urine test that is supposed to … [Read more...]