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19.10.05, 00:42
Kolejna olimpiada sie zbliza i co sie okazuje?
A to ze Komitet Olympijski chce zmusic Wlochow do zawieszenia prawa wedlug
ktorego "sportowcy" zlapani na dawaniu w zyle ida do wiezienia!
Wyglada na to ze same olimpijskie wladze nie chca skonczyc z Olimpiada firm
farmaceutycznych jak bylo to w Atenach.
ROME (AP) — A proposal for suspension of Italy's tough anti-doping laws during
the Winter Olympics in Turin early next year is facing growing opposition.
Under Italian law, athletes can face criminal sanctions for doping violations
— raising the possibility of police raids in the Olympic village.
Government supervisor Mario Pescante and the International Olympic Committee
want the law put on hold during the Games Feb. 10-26. Under IOC rules,
athletes face disqualification from the Olympics for any doping offence during
the Games.
Italian legislators are reluctant to make any change.
"Personally I am against" suspending the law, Gianfranco Fini, the deputy
premier and foreign minister, said Tuesday. "I believe that one of the
principles of sports is fairness.
"An athlete who uses banned substances comes under this principle and
therefore I would not support measures to render our legislation — which is
one of the most just and severe in the world — weaker for people who use
(banned) substances."
Turin is home to one of Italy's top anti-doping prosecutors in Raffaele
Guariniello.
Earlier this month, Health Minister Francesco Storace came out against
Pescante's proposal.
"The thought of rewarding sports champions by de-penalizing the use of drugs
at the Turin Olympics is unthinkable," Storace said. ``I suggest to my friend
Pescante to avoid insisting on messages that are seriously non-educative to
our youth."
Pescante, also an IOC member, expressed frustration at the continuing impasse.
"I expected a strong reaction to my proposal, but now I'm being treated as a
lobbyist for dopers," he said. "The IOC is only asking that we respect the
rules. I spoke for an hour with (IOC president Jacques) Rogge and he is very
worried."
