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• The Tests Just Keep Coming

  Requirements that elite athletes provide their schedules so dopring testers know where they can be found any time of night or day are proving trying for Olympians. Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Lochte, Ryan, Tests and Testing, Coughlin, Natalie

• So Far, Drug Testing Has Revealed Only a Few Positives

  The number of positive drug tests has been much lower than expected, suggesting either that Games are cleaner than ever or that athletes have gotten better at foiling the testers. Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 11:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), International Olympic Committee, Doping

• U.S. Swimming Team Looking for Clear Skies

  The cloud of controversy hovering over the team since one of its Olympians failed a drug test in July has yet to dissipate. Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, United States Olympic Committee

• Trying to Avoid the Negative of a Positive Test

  As the 2008 Beijing Olympics unfold on Friday, China wants to turn its reputation for performance enhancing drug use from 1990s into a distant memory. Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, China, Olympic Games (2008), Doping

• Swimmer Faces Hearing; Another Feels Betrayed

  U.S.A. Swimming did not submit the names of Tara Kirk and Lara Jackson, the swimmers who finished third at the trials, behind Jessica Hardy, as alternates on its roster. Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 9:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, Hardy, Jessica, Kirk, Tara, Jackson, Lara

• Asthma Medications: Not a Clear Advantage

  Contrary to popular belief, inhaled asthma drugs do not enhance the performance of athletes who do not have asthma. Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 11:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), World Anti-Doping Agency, International Olympic Committee, Doping, Torres, Dara, Radcliffe, Paula, Asthma

• Pride of Jamaica in the Spotlight

  Officials in Jamaica, a country known for producing sprinting champions, said they should be doing more to ensure that their premier sport was clean. Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Running, Track and Field, Jones, Marion, Law and Legislation, Doping, Jamaica, Bolt, Usain, Wint, Arthur, Campbell, Veronica, Ottey, Merlene, McKenley, Herb, Stewart, Kerron, Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization, International Association of Athletics Federations, Powell, Asafa

• China Cracks Down on Drug Companies

  The announcement that China had punished companies linked to performance-enhancing drugs was heralded as evidence that it was determined to host a clean Olympics. Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Steroids, China, Olympic Games (2008), Human Growth Hormone, Drug Abuse and Traffic, International Trade and World Market