Jamaicans tested

Several members of Jamaica’s track and field contingent have been subjected to multiple drug tests in recent days.



Up to yesterday, the athletes were still deep in their Olympic training camp preparations in Tianjin, China.



A source close to the team said most of the Jamaican athletes were tested, some twice in the last four days.



Many of the country’s top athletes, including world 100 metre record holder Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and reigning Olympic 200 metre champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, were among those tested.



The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 4,500 in-competition drug tests would be conducted during the Olympic Games.



The World Anti-Doping Agency is expected to conduct out-of-competition testing, targeting athletes who do not stay in the village and those who arrive late and leave early.