DALLAS (Texas): A test for human growth hormone could be approved for use at the Athens Olympics, and competitors won’t be given advance warning once anti-doping officials are satisfied they have a means of detection for the already banned substance, US Anti-Doping Agency senior managing director Larry Bowers said on Monday.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has already warned potential Olympians that HGH, a naturally occurring substance in the body that can be used for performance-enhancing purposes, could be included in the tests conducted in Athens in August.
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