Pure Winter Olympics! Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee: "Zero Tolerance" for Doping

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Beijing, January 20 (Xinhua) -- According to the official website of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee signed a "Memorandum of Cooperation" with international inspection agencies, the State General Administration of Sport, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Customs, and the China Anti-Doping Center on the 20th, and will cooperate in anti-doping information and intelligence.

Zhang Jiandong, executive vice chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, expressed his gratitude to the international inspection agencies and relevant departments for their strong support for the anti-doping work of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation fully demonstrates the attitude of the Chinese government and the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee towards "zero tolerance" for doping. It is hoped that all parties will strengthen cooperation on the basis of this memorandum, form an effective information exchange and communication mechanism, and jointly host a Winter Olympics as pure and clean as ice and snow.

Dr. Valerie Fuernellon, Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Inspection Agency Foundation, said the Memorandum of Cooperation underscores the commitment of the signatories to a fair and non-doping ban on the Winter Olympics. We are pleased that the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Chinese government department and the international inspection agencies has been reached. If there is any potential doping activity during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the Memorandum of Cooperation will ensure that there are smooth channels of communication and effective exchange of information.

According to the Memorandum of Cooperation, all parties will establish an anti-doping investigation information and intelligence sharing system to cooperate in the field of jointly combating doping violations, so as to play a role in discovering and deterring doping violations, protect the physical and mental health of athletes, maintain fair competition in sports competitions, and ensure the smooth progress of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.