Olympics: IOC sticks with combined drug test

The International Olympic Committee are to stick with a combined blood and urine EPO test at the Winter Olympics instead of using a French method requiring only urine.

The International Olympic Committee are to stick with a combined blood and urine EPO test at the Winter Olympics instead of using a French method requiring only urine.

IOC medical director Patrick Schamasch said the panel felt the French urine test was "powerful," but was more reliable combined with a blood test developed by Australian scientists.

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