Athens will rise above drugs scandals - Rogge

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge today insisted the Athens Games would not be overshadowed by the rumbling drugs controversies surrounding the high-profile BALCO athletes and unnamed American swimmers.

Rogge stated yesterday that the IOC, under his leadership, would take a zero tolerance policy towards corruption and doping in sport but was today asked to explain why athletes under suspicion of taking drugs are allowed to compete in Athens.