Mandatory Dope Tests for Delhi

ALL Uganda teams for the 2010 Commonwealth Games will be subjected to mandatory drug tests and counselling
before they leave. The Games are due in October, in New Delhi, India.  Dr. James Sekajugo (pictured left), a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Commonwealth Games medical committee, disclosed this while briefing the national rugby 7s team at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala yesterday.

"You must know that these Games are recognised by the IOC and doping control is mandatory," Sekajugo stated. Sekajugo also added that athletes will also go for voluntary HIV tests. Sekajugo explained that all athletes will be monitored medically and also advised on nutrition for purposes of high performance at the Games. Local rugby union vice chairman Steven Ojambo commended Sekajugo for the lecture.

He promised a continued and cordial relationship with the Commonwealth medical team. "Our target is to qualify for the Olympics and that can be realised when we perform well at the Commonwealth Games," Ojambo observed. Rugby Sevens and golf were last year added to the list of disciplines to be competed for at the Olympic Games.