The opening ceremony of the 28th olympic games in Athens on Friday was overshadowed by the news that the host's olympic medal hopefuls Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou had failed to attend a doping test on Thursday. The two, who are currently nursing minor injuries in an Athens hospital after being involved in a motorcycle accident, will face disciplinary hearing on Monday. Giselle Davies, the IOC communications director said on Saturday that the techniques used to
expose doping have been expanded for the games. "with regards doping issues, as the president himself has said, we wouldn't be surprised if there are more doping cases found during this olympic games. That's a reflection of the fact that the testing has increased by 25 per cent, that means widen the time period during which testing can happen, and therefore will be a reflection of us catching more of those athletes who are not playing by the rules."
