Giselle Davies
Giselle Davies
decade drawn events line
Events of a decade ago are history, and the IOC has drawn a line under the past.
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The IOC has learned lessons from the past. We have made inquiries and taken sanctions. What is past is past. The IOC has drawn a line under that.
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It's not an issue we've had in any shape or form here. I don't want to speculate per se of this becoming a bigger phenomenon, but it would be fair to say that if there were more and more of these coins or pins put in the ice, then it would be something we'd need to make sure there's common sense and it doesn't get out of hand, really in line with all our clean-venue policies.
confidence solution
We have confidence that a solution will be found.
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The opening ceremony set the tone, and now there's a comfort factor. We can say we are seeing the Olympic Games getting into their stride.
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We're used to campaign groups using the Olympics as a platform for their campaigns. The IOC is not a human rights monitoring organization.
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Today we have a totally different and accountable system.
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We respect the CAS decision. The IOC had acted at the time based on advice from WADA that the substance was prohibited.
closer ratio
We are getting closer to the 50-50 ratio in Beijing.
beijing closer striving
But at Beijing we will be much closer the the 50-50 were are striving for.
finds guilty violation
If the IOC finds them guilty of a doping violation they would be declared ineligible for the Games.
positive today
There have been 161 tests. Up to today there are no positive doping tests.
hope issue leadership swiftly thank work
We thank him for his work and hope the leadership issue will be swiftly resolved.
received
Nothing is back yet. The IOC has not received the results.