SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday that a record number of anti-doping tests were conducted during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics last month. The IOC said 3,149 tests were carried out, making it “the most robust anti-doping program in the history of the Olympic Winter Games.” It said [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics only two weeks away, anti-doping efforts are on the rise in South Korea. With Russian athletes banned from this year’s Olympics over a massive state-backed doping scandal, a growing number of patent applications for anti-doping test technology have been filed in South Korea in [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said it will require athletes to take a certain number of doping tests before taking part in the Olympic Games. The measure was part of the IOC’s 12 principles reached at its Executive Board meeting held in PyeongChang, the host of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has retained its board membership in the world’s top sports anti-doping body, officials here said Wednesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said South Korea was re-elected as an Asian representative on the Foundation Board at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Asian countries cast their votes [...]