There have been 161 tests. Up to today there are no positive doping tests. |
There was a general observation in Athens that things needed to be improved. |
There's no pressure being put by the IOC. We welcome the inquiry commission set up the Austrians. It will help shed light on the situation. |
These things need to be put in proportion. It is always disappointing when a minority uses such a wonderful event to promote its cause. |
They were all negative. But the IOC thinks this is a serious matter, and the anti-doping tests were just one element in what's a wider affair. |
This allows our president to go out and watch sports. He is delighted about it. |
This can take time. This can take a number of days. |
This is not a new issue. This has been on the table since the host city contract was signed nearly seven years ago. The onus of resolving the issue is in the hands of the games' organizers. |
This is not the IOC's position, and we were not consulted about this letter, ... The position of the IOC remains the same. The FIG documented and validated the result of the competition, and those results will stand. |
This is not the IOC's position, and we were not consulted about this letter. The position of the IOC remains the same. The FIG documented and validated the result of the competition, and those results will stand. |
Today we have a totally different and accountable system. |
We are getting closer to the 50-50 ratio in Beijing. |
We did not have in the past few days any meetings of the coordinating committee as there were no issues on the table and this is a comfort factor for IOC. |
We don't comment on IOC members' voting intentions and it is irrelevant. |
We have confidence that a solution will be found. |