Pak squad to undergo dope test ahead of Delhi Commonwealth Games
August 27th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANILahore, Aug.27 (ANI): The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has decided to conduct another dope test on wrestlers and weightlifters, who would be participating in the nineteenth Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14.
The PSB would send new urine samples of the players to China for the test, as the samples which were sent earlier could not be tested on time and expired.
Apart from weightlifters and wrestlers, swimmers, cyclists, and martial arts players would also go through the dope test before the Commonwealth Games, The Dawn reports.
Pakistan would be sending a 75-member squad to India for the sporting extravaganza.
The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has approved the squad, which includes 69 players coaches and managers and six other officials.
Pakistan would compete in seven events at the games, besides athletics and weightlifting. (ANI)
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