"Clean" Games in Patras

The Mediterranean Beach Games "Patras 2019", held in August (25-31) were "clean"

games as no athlete was found positive to prohibited substances, after the doping

control of all the given samples.

Athletes of 12 sports from 14 countries out of 26 which participated in the

Mediterranean Beach Games, were tested and 76 urine doping control and 7 EPO

tests were conducted.

All the 83 samples were negative to prohibited substances, a great satisfaction for

the International Committee of Mediterranean Games, as it is proves that all the

Mediterranean Olympic Committees follow the rules of fair play and continue the

fight against doping.

The "clean" Games of Patras provide the ICMG with the determination to remain

firm to its principles for zero tolerance to the doping matters and to continue the

collaboration with International Olympic Committee, WADA and the National

Olympic Committees of the countries-members, in order to keep and improve the

anti-doping rules, in the direction of fair play and the values ​​of Olympism.

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN GAMES

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