Athletes can take Chinese medicine at Olympic Games
BEIJING: Athletes will be able to use traditional Chinese medicines at next year's Olympics without risking positive dope tests if they take basic precautions, a Beijing organising committee (BOCOG) official said yesterday.
Dr. Dai Jianping, who state media quoted last week as saying traditional medicines would not be used, said all Chinese drugs were subject to the same regulatory standards as those from the West.
There is no direct relation between Chinese traditional herbal medicine and doping,?Dai, who is responsible for medical services at the Games, told reporters.
