IOC not to tolerate age, doping cheats at YOG
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The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge said on Wednesday that the IOC will not tolerate doping or age cheating at the first Youth Olympic Games.
Speaking at a press conference during his visit in Singapore, Rogge said that the rules for the traditional Olympic Games will be applied in the Youth Olympics.
"The fight against doping has always been my number one priority and we have shown that we mean business in the traditional Olympic Games, both winter and summer," said Rogge.
He said that a lot of energy will be put into the cultural and educational program about the prevention of doping because it is the age category that is the most important one in terms of doping prevention.
Rogge also said that the IOC will not tolerate age cheating either. "If we suspect any cheats, we will be tough, there's no doubt about that," he said.
Speaking on the feature of the YOG, he said that the most defining character about the YOG is the association between elite sport and culture and education.
"It is a thing that for many reasons we are not able to do at traditional Olympics. We had the opportunity to do that here and that is very important." Rogge said.
Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games from Aug.14 to 26, 2010. The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will receive some 5,000 athletes and officials from 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with estimated 1,200 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators. Young athletes - aged between 14 and 18 years - will compete in 26 sports and take part in a Culture and Education Program.
