Juan Antonio Samaranch

About the author: Juan Antonio Samaranch is president of the International Olympic Committee, a private organization that supervises the organizing of the Olympic Games.

Doping is a danger for the health of athletes and a mockery of the ideals of sport and of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee has sought to ban the use of drugs in sports and to collaborate with national sports federations, organizations, and governments in this endeavor.

The International Olympic Committee has always endeavoured to adapt, as best it can, to the constantly changing conditions of the fight against doping. Alas, the tinkerers of sports performance are forever searching to find new methods, often assisted by specialists who attach little importance to the code of ethics they are supposed to respect. Doping is not only...