31 Beijing Olympic Athletes Test Positive for Doping
May 17, 2016, 01:49 PM
(LAUSANNE) — The IOC says 31 athletes in six sports have tested positive in reanalysis of their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee says it has opened disciplinary proceedings against the unidentified athletes from 12 countries.
The samples had been stored at the IOC laboratory in Lausanne. They were retested using enhanced methods on athletes who were expecting to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August.