21.   De Merode said the IOC will start certifying international doping control officers to ensure they are professionally qualified for out-of-competition testing.

22.   Despite the positive tests, Lazutina and Danilova were allowed to keep medals won in earlier events because they had passed doping controls after those events.

23.   Dr. M. Jegathesan, chairman of the doping control center subcommittee, declined to comment, citing prescribed procedures for handling doping cases.

24.   For the first time at the World Cup, doping controls included out-of-competition checks before the tournament and blood testing after every game.

25.   German track officials are still looking for a Belarus triple jumper who bolted out of the stadium Sunday to evade a doping control.

26.   He does doping control throughout the Midwest at four or five Olympic sporting events a year.

27.   In a statement, the UCI said the ruling was a big blow for its attempts to impose international standards in doping controls.

28.   In the case of the Saudis the AFC could not take firm action because of discrepancies in the execution of the doping control, Velappan said.

29.   In the case of the Saudis, the AFC could not take firm action because of discrepancies in the execution of the doping control, Velappan said.

30.   It has also offered to turn over its entire doping control programs to the World Anti-Doping Agency.