1.   And the International Olympic Committee has said that it will not test athletes for the HIV virus.

2.   Another issue for the NHL is the potential discrepancies in the way different countries test their athletes.

3.   Athletes are tested at the beginning of the season for their sport.

4.   According to a Greek coach, Christos Tsekos, the athletes were tested later.

5.   Discussions are continuing, he said, about testing athletes on game days when, many suspect, stimulants are widely used.

6.   Even the most dedicated athlete is tested.

7.   Even when athletes are tested, scientists are unable to tell synthetic versions of hormones from those that exist naturally in the body.

8.   For the first time, Olympic athletes will be tested for the endurance drug EPO in Sydney.

9.   In the past, pro athletes were not tested until they were named to the U.S. team, often just two months before the Olympics.

10.   The laboratory has no idea which athlete it is testing because the sample is not identified by a name, but just a number.