Athletes back no doping stat dec (AOC - Australian Olympic Committee Inc)

Athletes back no doping stat dec 03 November 2012 Australia will likely become the first nation to order its Olympians to sign a legal document stating they have no doping history in a landmark move athletes say will flush out drug cheats. Under a proposal, expected to be ratified by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) later this month, athletes who don't sign a statutory declaration stating they have never used performance-enhancing drugs won't be selected for the Olympics. Coaches and officials will also be asked to sign the declaration in a move to prevent the AOC having "egg on its face like cycling has", AOC president John Coates says. The move is a direct response...