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Summary IAAF has signed deal with Britain's anti-doping agency to share athletes' drug-testing information.
Track and fields governing body has signed an agreement with Britains anti-doping agency to share athletes drug-testing information ahead of the 2012 Olympics.The International Association of Athletics Federations is the latest sports body to join forces with UK Anti-Doping.The two organizations will share data from the biological passport program, which monitors an athletes blood profile for any changes that can indicate doping.UK Anti-Doping says the agreement will help both sides implement target-testing of suspicious athletes.IAAF President Lamine Diack says the deal is another step in our long-term cooperation with the UK authorities in the fight against doping in athletics, which becomes even more relevant in the perspective of the forthcoming Olympic Games in London.
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