Summer Olympics







Rio de Janeiro doping lab hit with ban after botched test

By Mike Rowbottom

Pedro Solberg_playing_volleyballJanuary 19 - In a move that will be deeply embarrassing to Brazilian authorities as they look ahead to hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, the doping control laboratory in Rio de Janeiro which would be expected to play a major role in both events has had its accreditation partially withdrawn.

Professor sounds new warning to doping cheats as London 2012 unveils Olympic test lab

By Mike Rowbottom in Harlow

london 2012 anti-doping lab 19-01-12January 19 - Professor David Cowan, whose team from King's College, London will be operating the London 2012 anti-doping laboratory unveiled here today at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) complex, has warned that competitors in key Olympic sports such as cycling and athletics could face retrospective sanctions for doping infringements, even if they do not test positive at the Games.