Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Pre-tournament drug tests all negative
All 16 teams at Euro 2008 have been given a clean bill of health after pre-tournament dope tests, organisers UEFA said on Tuesday.
Director of communications William Gaillard told a media briefing that eight to 10 players from each squad had taken part in the out-of-competition testing programme and all had returned negative results.
Gaillard said full details of the programme, which for the first time included blood and urine testing, would be announced at a news conference ahead of the opening match on Saturday.
Throughout the tournament two players from each team will be randomly selected for dope testing after every match.
Director of communications William Gaillard told a media briefing that eight to 10 players from each squad had taken part in the out-of-competition testing programme and all had returned negative results.
Gaillard said full details of the programme, which for the first time included blood and urine testing, would be announced at a news conference ahead of the opening match on Saturday.
Throughout the tournament two players from each team will be randomly selected for dope testing after every match.