(swimswam.com) The International Testing Agency (ITA) recently announced that it will begin re-analyzing samples from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for doping and other rule violations.

The samples from the 2016 Games will be selected by a risk assessment that factors physiology of sport, the individual athlete, country, and information from investigations and intelligence.

The program for Rio will have two separate phases. The first will focus on athletes currently competing, with the goal of finishing before the Paris 2024 Games. It will also be completing the 2024 pre-Games testing program simultaneously for active athletes…

ITA Will Start Re-Testing Samples from Rio 2016 for Doping Violations