Local athletes drug tested for clean SEA Games square

Local athletes drug tested for clean SEA Games square

JAKARTA (JP): Several members of the 19th SEA Games squad have
been drug tested to ensure a clean team at the Games from Oct. 11
to Oct. 19.

Dr. Dangsina Moeloek of the Games medical team told Antara
Thursday that many national athletes had adequate knowledge of
doping.

"We don't want some of their urine samples to test positive at
the Games," she said.

Several weightlifters gave urine samples last week for testing
by a laboratory in Rawasari, East Jakarta. The samples are still
being processed.

Dangsina said the National Sports Council had to be well
informed about banned performance-enhancing substances.

"Some foreigners come to Jakarta to find Chinese herbal
medicine which is believed to increase their stamina," she said.

"There's a possibility that the medicine contains banned
substances, based on the IOC's (International Olympic Committee)
list," she added.

Samples given during the Games will be tested in Australia
because the IOC has not recognized Jakarta's laboratory.

Djoko Pramono, the Games squad's training director, said the
medical team would hold a doping information session in August
after the team for the Games had been announced. (yan)