World Anti-Doping Agency to explain retrospective doping tests to European Union officialsMay 14th, 2009 WADA to explain retro doping tests to EU officialsATHENS, Greece — The World Anti-Doping Agency will explain its methods of retrospective testing to European Union officials as part of an ongoing debate over privacy issues. WADA vice chairman Arne Ljungqvist said discussions would focus on the eight-year statute of limitation that allows testers to keep frozen samples of athletes' blood and urine for reanalysis when new detection methods become available.
Cyclists at Giro to be tested for blood-boosting drug CERAMay 9th, 2009 Cyclists at Giro to be tested for CERAVENICE, Italy — Riders in the Giro d'Italia will be tested for the advanced blood-boosting drug CERA. Several cyclists have tested positive for the substance since last year's Tour de France.
Rebellin requests test of backup 'B' sample after testing positive at Beijing OlympicsApril 30th, 2009 Rebellin requests test of backup 'B' sampleROME — Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin has requested that his backup "B'' sample be examined after testing positive for doping at the Beijing Games. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) announced Thursday that Rebellin's lawyer Federico Cecconi made the request.
Six athletes fail Olympic doping tests in retestsApril 29th, 2009 LAUSANNE/STUTTGART - Six athletes have tested positive for the latest generation of the blood booster EPO at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said after retesting of drug samples was completed. The IOC said in a statement Tuesday that the six athletes submitted seven positive samples for the substance known as CERA.
Italian Olympic Committee says cyclist Davide Rebellin tested positive for doping in BeijingApril 29th, 2009 CONI: Cyclist Rebellin tested positive for dopingROME — The Italian Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday that Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. CONI said in a statement that it has suspended the athlete, and anti-doping prosecutor Ettore Torri has opened an investigation following the retesting of samples taken at the Olympics.
Bahrain's 1,500-meter gold medalist and 2 cyclists caught in Beijing doping retestsApril 29th, 2009 5 athletes identified in Beijing doping casesLONDON — Bahrain's first Olympic track and field gold medalist, an Italian cycling silver medalist and a prominent German cyclist are among the six athletes caught for blood doping in retests of their Beijing samples. National sports bodies in Bahrain, Italy and Germany confirmed Wednesday that 1,500-meter champion Rashid Ramzi, road race medalist Davide Rebellin and rider Stephan Schumacher had tested positive for the new blood-boosting drug CERA.
2 medalists among 6 positive doping cases found in restest of Beijing blood samples for CERAApril 29th, 2009 2 medalists among 6 positives in Olympic retestsAdd the Beijing Games to that growing list of Olympics where winners and losers are still being sorted out long after the torch goes dark. The reason is familiar: Doping.
Person familiar with results: Greek walker and Croatian runner caught in Beijing drug testsApril 29th, 2009 AP Source: Tsoumelka, Perisic positive for dopingLONDON — A person with knowledge of the results says Greek race walker Athanasia Tsoumeleka and Croatian 800-meter runner Vanja Perisic are among the six Olympic athletes caught for doping in retests of Beijing samples. Tsoumeleka finished ninth in the 20-kilometer walk.
Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin rejects accusations of doping at Beijing OlympicsApril 29th, 2009 Cyclist Rebellin rejects Beijing doping accusationROME — Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin has rejected allegations that he tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games, saying the result was "a mistake."
"I don't know what may have happened. It is certainly a mistake," Rebellin told La Stampa in an interview published Wednesday.
Germany cycling federation says Stefan Schumacher failed doping test at Beijing OlympicsApril 29th, 2009 German federation: cyclist Schumacher failed testSTUTTGART, Germany — The German cycling federation said Wednesday that Stefan Schumacher is one of the six athletes who tested positive for CERA at the Beijing Olympics. The federation said it has passed on the documents of a positive retest to Schumacher and that it was up to the rider to decide whether to demand the opening of the "B'' sample.
Bahrain Olympic Committee: 1,500-meter gold medalist Ramzi tested positive for dopingApril 29th, 2009 Bahrain NOC: Ramzi tested positive for dopingMANAMA, Bahrain — The Bahrain Olympic Committee said Wednesday that 1,500-meter gold medalist Rashid Ramzi tested positive for doping at the Beijing Games. Ramzi, who won the 800-1,500 double at the 2005 world championships in Helsinki, is originally from Morocco and still trains in his native country.
Dominican Comm. says weightlifter Contreras tested positive for doping at Beijing OlympicsApril 29th, 2009 Dominicans say weightlifter tested positiveLONDON — The last of the six athletes caught in drug retests from the Beijing Games has now been identified — it's Dominican women's weightlifter Yudelquis Contreras. She finished fifth in her weight class last summer in Beijing, competing as Yudelquis Maridalin.
IOC finds 6 positive doping samples from Beijing Olympics retest, including 2 medalistsApril 28th, 2009 6 positives in Olympic doping retests; 2 medalistsLONDON — The IOC is still uncovering drug cheats eight months after the Beijing Olympics ended. The International Olympic Committee, staying true to its pledge to fight doping, said Tuesday that six athletes have been nabbed by retesting their blood samples for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting hormone EPO.
Person familiar with testing: 2 medalists among 6 positive doping cases from Beijing retestApril 28th, 2009 Source: 2 medalists among 6 new positivesLONDON — A person familiar with a new round of drug tests from the Beijing Olympics says two medalists were among six athletes who turned up positive when their blood samples were rechecked. The person tells The Associated Press the tests nabbed three track and field athletes, two cyclists and one weightlifter.
IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes tested positive for CERA in retesting of Beijing doping samplesApril 28th, 2009 IOC reports 6 Olympic athletes test positiveLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC says six Olympic athletes have been found positive for doping in retesting of Beijing samples. The International Olympic Committee says a total of seven positive tests involving six athletes came back positive for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO.
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