IOC to examine Beijing dope tests
Published:Wednesday | October 8, 2008 | 4:35 PM
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed that it will retest 5,000 doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new blood-booster drug.
The IOC said its doping lab in Switzerland would be specifically testing for Cera, an advanced version of endurance-enhancing hormone EPO.
The decision comes after French officials detected Cera during retesting of Tour de France samples.
However, it is thought that the retests will cover all sports, not just cycling.
The IOC\'s announcement comes 48 hours after re-analysed samples from the Tour de France using the new technology unearthed two drug cheats - Germany\'s Stefan Schumacher, a double stage winner on this year\'s race, and Italian Leonardo Piepoli.
The original urine tests had raised suspicions but proved inconclusive.