(SPORTSMAX) According to Jamaican authorities no athletes from the country that dominates the sprinting world are among the 31 whose samples were found to contain banned substances from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed last week that it would begin notifying national Olympic committees and national sports federations if one or more of their athletes had returned adverse findings from several hundred samples that were re-tested from 2008.
So far, Jamaica remains in the clear.
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Mike Fennell said the JOA had received no notification. Similarly, General Secretary of the Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association (JAAA), Garth Gayle, said his organisation has also not been notified of any alleged wrongdoing on the part of any Jamaican athletes from the 2008 Games.
“The JAAA has not been notified of any adverse findings from any of our athletes,” Gayle said.
Interest has grown around the 31 athletes from 12 countries from six different sports since the IOC released a statement last week with the revelation.
Reports so far have indicated that of the 31, 14 are Russian athletes. However, there has been no official confirmation of that figure.
Meanwhile, the USA, Trinidad and Great Britain have said that none of their athletes is on that list.
Jamaica is the latest country to make that declaration.
Jamaica won 11 medals at the Beijing Olympic Games – six gold, three silver and two bronze medals.