IOC “very concerned” about faulty doping containers

Lausanne (SID) The security flaw in the latest doping control containers has the International Olympic Committee (IOC) "very concerned" shortly before the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (February 9-25). The IOC announced this attitude to the problem with the vessels approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which was revealed by ARD on Monday, on Tuesday morning. “We have called on WADA to ensure that the anti-doping tests in Pyeongchang can be carried out in a credible and reliable manner,” the IOC continued: “WADA has informed us that it is in contact with the bottle manufacturer Berlinger. We have full confidence in WADA to find a solution to this issue." On Monday, serious deficiencies in the storage of doping samples became known. According to research by the ARD doping editorial team, the test bottles, which were only introduced last September, can be opened and resealed by unauthorized people without leaving any traces. WADA announced that the safety bottles developed by the Swiss company Berlinger in response to the Russian state doping scandal in which the samples are stored can still be opened by hand after freezing. The Cologne control laboratory also confirmed the existence of the problem in response to SID's request.

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IOC “very concerned” about faulty doping containers

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