BEIJING, China, August 24. WITH the conclusion of the 2008 Beijing Games coming today, FINA has announced that all doping tests collected and tested at the Olympics in the sport of swimming were clean.
According to the press release, 216 urine samples were tested, while 103 samples were tested for erythropoietin (EPO). Additionally, 24 blood samples made it through the process clean.
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August 24, 2008 Was hgH tested for as well? Submitted by: Park528
August 24, 2008 In FINA I Trust.....NOT! Submitted by: mario2007
August 25, 2008 It's good to know, Mario, that I can always count on you being the token SwimWorld xenophobe. Submitted by: Sphere
August 25, 2008 Sphere, a xenophobe I am not. I am generally distrustful of ALL people, regardless of creed, color, race, nationality, or political affiliation. This is a simple fact of life: people can generally be counted on to disappoint. In God I trust, everybody else is suspect.
With regards to FINA, specifically, answer me this: how good were their "testing methods" during the reign of the East German Doping Machine (probably the biggest offenders, but CERTAINLY not alone)? And do you REALLY think they have gone all out to ensure that all athletes or playing by the rules?
I'm more concerned with people doing the right thing, not "Can't we all get along?". Submitted by: mario2007
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