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The New York Times is reporting that the World Anti-Doping Agency has purchased thousands of kits to screen blood for human growth hormone, which will facilitate the testing of all athletes participating in the Summer Olympics in Beijing.HGH testing is not new -- some athletes were tested at the 2004 and 2006 Olympics -- but conducting the testing on a large scale is unprecedented because in the past there have been problems with manufacturing the thousands of testing kits needed to test every athlete. WADA says it has purchased the kits from a European company it would not name.
If the tests prove reliable, and if the company is able to produce the thousands of kits it says it will sell to WADA, there will be increased pressure on American sports leagues, including the NFL and Major League Baseball, to adopt blood testing for HGH."We are pleased that the test will be in place for Beijing," David Howman, WADA's director general, said in a telephone interview. "The test has been around for a while; it was a matter of finding the manufacturer."
Among the Olympians who have admitted to HGH use is Marion Jones, who is currently serving time in federal prison for lying to federal investigators.
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