FILE - This is a Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 file photo of Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul, as he poses for photographers in front of the IOC headquarters before they submit their candidature bid of 2020 Istanbul Olympic summer games at the International Olympic Committee, IOC, headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. After four unsuccessful attempts, Istanbul is ready to pitch its bid for the 2020 Olympics to IOC inspectors by stressing Turkey’s robust economy and plans for modern venues that would be built from scratch but tailor-made to suit the games' requirements. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott, File)
Istanbul bid committee says Turkey tough on doping
Published: 03:38:56 PM, Sat 23 March 2013 UTC
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Istanbul bid committee for the 2020 Olympics has reiterated Turkey's tough stance against doping on the eve of a four-day visit by the IOC's evaluation commission.
The committee says it's "ready to play its part to stamp it out" and that any athlete who takes drugs will face "the full extent of Turkey's strict anti-doping legislation."
The Radikal newspaper said Saturday that Turkish 1,500-meter Olympic champion Asli Cakir Alptkin is facing a doping ban after irregularities were reportedly detected by a blood-profiling program.
Istanbul is competing against Tokyo and Madrid to host the games. The full International Olympic Committee will select the host city on Sept. 7 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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