Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Times Online reports that Chinese athletes are being advised to use caution when taking traditional medicinal remedies to avoid potential doping issues at the 2010 Beijing Olympics.
'The Chinese Olympic Committee first published a list of remedies containing banned substances in 2005 and updated it in December. The State Food and Drug Administration ordered traditional medicine-makers in May to print a label that read “Athletes use with caution†on many products.
"In the past many accidents were caused because athletes took these herbs not knowing they could cause problems,†a spokeswoman for the administration told The Times. "The reason why we carried out this work is to realise our promise. We want to make the Beijing Olympics fair, open and clean."
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"No matter how excellent an athlete is, he or she will be severely punished if they test positive," Xinhua news agency quoted Yuan Hong, the head of the Chinese Olympic Committee anti-doping commission, as saying.'
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Chinese Olympic athletes cautious with TCM remedies
posted by M13 on Thursday, July 10, 2008