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Giselle Davies
controls element stress wider
The IOC would like to stress that doping controls are only one element in this wider affair.
balance extremely games happen hard investment olympic protect works
The IOC works hard to protect the investment of our partners. Without their contribution the Olympic Games couldn't happen in the way they do. The balance is working extremely well.
follow procedure remove
The IOC will follow the procedure to remove the athletes' accreditations.
continue procedures
The IOC will continue with its procedures on Monday,
affair bigger bring clarity determined full happened past power seriously takes
The IOC takes this affair very seriously and is determined to do everything in its power to bring full clarity to what has happened in the past days. We must look at the bigger picture.
affect against athletes business fight means might necessary results testing ultimately
The IOC means business in the fight against doping. It will use the means necessary to find out where athletes are. Unannounced testing reduces the possibility for any means to be used that might ultimately affect the results of the test.
above expected focus law perspective
The IOC is not above the law and has never expected or requested to be. From the IOC perspective that has not been where our focus was for the whole process.
athlete athletics
The IOC has provisionally suspended the athlete for a disciplinary issue.
drawn learned lessons line past taken
The IOC has learned lessons from the past. We have made inquiries and taken sanctions. What is past is past. The IOC has drawn a line under that.
change client currently expect groups levels media olympic service
The IOC does not currently expect any change in service levels for any of the important client groups at the Olympic Games, such as athletes, media or spectators.
full issues stated support
The two issues are not necessarily related. In the bid, they stated the full support of the IOC anti-doping policy.
element serious tests thinks wider
They were all negative. But the IOC thinks this is a serious matter, and the anti-doping tests were just one element in what's a wider affair.
according case laboratory substance time work
It's inappropriate to make comparisons with another case for a different substance in a different time period. The laboratory is doing its work according to its time frame.
athens due general issues judging remain since unresolved
It's due to general judging issues that remain unresolved since the Athens Olympics.