Topic: Arne Ljungqvist
The International Olympic Committee is recommending the establishment of special medical centers to deal with athletes who have ambiguous sexual characteristics. The IOC also wants rules put in place by sports bodies to determine their eligibility to compete on a "case by case" basis when gender is called ...
Olympic officials are trying to reach an agreement with Canadian law enforcement authorities on fighting doping at the Vancouver Games. Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, said Monday the two sides are cooperating but have not settled on a strategy for the ...
The World Anti-Doping Agency launched new guidelines Wednesday on how to monitor athletes' blood profiles for evidence of cheating. During a two-day meeting in Stockholm to mark the organization's 10th anniversary, the WADA executive committee ratified the guidelines for the "athlete biological passport" system that has been under consideration ...
