The medical director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Richard Budgett has claimed that a total of 3,188 samples have been tested for controlling doping since the opening of the Olympic Village, a week ahead of Rio 2016.
The games are scheduled between August 5 and 21 and according to Sputnik News, the village was opened on July 24.
The medical director revealed that IOC so far has performed tests on 2,701 urine samples, 191 blood samples and 296 biological passports. The estimated count of the number of tests that would be performed at the end of the Rio 2016 is more than 4,000.
“We will store samples for 10 years. So any athlete who is cheating should be very scared even if they think they have got a method for doping that is not detected at the moment, “he added.
The IOC has been very satisfied with the drug testing and has said that the tests before and during Rio Games have been better than at any other Olympics.
Initially, the IOC was criticised for not banning the Russian contingent after the McLaren report claimed Russia operated a state-sponsored doping programme across multiple sports.
According to Yahoo Sports, IOC President Thomas Bach said there would be no place to hide for drugs cheats before the Games and the committee has suggested that the process of testing has been more thorough than ever.
