Doping control at Sochi Olympics to be stricter - Russian deputy sports minister
MOSCOW. April 23 (Interfax/Sport-Express) - The control over use of banned substances during the Olympics in Sochi will be the most serious, Russian Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh said at a news conference in Moscow.
"The construction of an anti-doping laboratory in Sochi has already been completed and equipment had been put into service. So sportsmen, sportswomen and coaches should have no doubt that any banned substance will be detected. The equipment will be moved to Moscow after the Olympics and will be added to what the recently built anti-doping center already has," Nagornykh said.
The official said that anti-doping efforts in Russia had changed.
"The fight against doping gets the closest attention. In three years, Russian law was brought accordance with international standards. Moreover, we have introduced administrative liability for those who use doping and involve others. There are no analogues to this in the world and we are set as an example," Nagornykh said.
