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The group will face its first major international competition this fall at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, with the ultimate focus being a drug-free Olympics in 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read the original article from the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Standard <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/pti-stories\/new-drug-testing-agency-aims-to-restore-trust-in-sport-118081601219_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Standard <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contributed to this report. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a profile that originally appeared on the website Business Standard, the 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