23 athletes from London 2012 test positive after reanalysis of samples

The IOC say the reanalysis of samples from Beijing and London was performed using the latest scientific methods.

Twenty-three athletes who competed in the London 2012 Olympic Games returned adverse analytical findings on doping tests after samples were reanalysed, the International Olympic Committee has announced.

The results, which were taken from 265 selected doping samples, cover five different sports and six different nationalities and were all based on intelligence-gathering that began in August 2015.