Locog Unveils 2012 Anti-doping Plans

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and UK Anti-Doping have signed a memorandum of understanding about how the two will collaborate in delivering the Doping Control Programme at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As part of the deal LOCOG will recruit specialist Doping Control Officers set to be trained by UK Anti-Doping – the officers will all become volunteers in the LOCOG Doping Control Programme.

LOCOG will collect and test approximately 5,000 samples at the Olympic Games and 1,200 at the Paralympic Games – representing a significant increase from the previous Games and represents record numbers.

Debbie Jevans, LOCOG Director of Sport, said: ‘We need to have a strong message that drugs cheats are not welcome at the London Games. The input of UK Anti-Doping, our new national anti-doping organisation, will assist LOCOG in the delivery of a world class anti-doping programme at the London Games.’

UK Anti-Doping will also provide expert staff to assist LOCOG to deliver its anti-doping programme during the Games.