IOC to retest Beijing doping samples

Any athletes who thought they got away with doping at the Beijing Olympics shouldn't rest easy. The drug police are coming back. The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it will retest samples from the games to search for a new blood-boosting drug at the center of the latest Tour de France scandals. The move reflects the IOC's aggressive attempts to nab drug cheats not just during an Olympics, but weeks, months and even years later once new tests become available. Results and medals could be at stake. "Our message is very clear," IOC president Jacques Rogge said in a statement. "The IOC will not miss any opportunity to further analyze samples retroactively. We hope that this will work as a strong deterrent and make athletes think twice before cheating." The Beijing samples will be reopened and tested in... [read full story]