We cannot, of course, support what he is saying. An athlete must be a role model. It's about the responsibilities you have as an athlete. |
We do not rule out any action or sanction but we need to know more facts before we do that. The information that we have (so far) received is too much to be ignored. |
We express the hope that the governments who have promised to adopt the code by the first day of the Olympic Games will accelerate their efforts. |
We feel confident that a working solution will be found. There is no question about the IOC somehow taking a soft stance on doping. |
We had problems in Athens where people didn't know anything about softball or baseball or fencing. But I don't worry about Vancouver at all. |
We have no doubt that BOCOG will deliver in a splendid way. |
We have to fight doping with all we have. |
We indeed had suspicions of fraud, but we never had any proof. We carried out inquiries several times, but each time we ran into a wall of silence. |
We know of course that ... co-operation will have to be renewed with the federal government because of your elections. As soon as a new government is in place, the links will be made and improved, but definitely I think everything is okay. |
We owe it to ourselves and our event to ensure that such activities are contained within the appropriate framework and do not have an adverse impact on our values or undermine the credibility of the competition. |
We remain with our zero tolerance policy, so that the fight against doping remains the very first priority of the International Olympic Committee. |
We see green lights everywhere. |
We still have issues about doping. Progress has been made, but not to the level where the Olympic family would accept it. |
We support that (tests). The reason for the tests is to protect the health of the athletes. These are health tests, they are not doping tests. |
We will work with them at the Olympic Games at Beijing and see if there's a chance to come back. I understand the disappointment of those who pleaded for the reinstatement. |