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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, February 20,
2010 – An increased number of doping tests is
foreseen for the 2010 competitions organized by
the NORCECA Confederation.
The announcement was made by Dr. Andres Piña,
President of the Medical Commission of NORCECA,
which held its annual meeting on Saturday at the
headquarters of the institution in Santo
Domingo.
Piña, who is also member of the FIVB Medical
Commission, informed that during the one-day
meeting it was discussed a new format for the
control of referees and judges and it was
updated the list of medical doctors approved by
FIVB.
The members of the commission made a revision of
the list of banned substances and those others
under control.
“It was a very fruitful meeting and we will
continue with a more strict doping control in
our competitions of Volleyball and Beach
Volleyball to secure a clean sport,” said Piña
of Dominican Republic.
The other members of the Commission who took
part in the meeting were:
Dominicans Victor Figueroa and Milciades Albert,
American Andrew Gregory, Guatemalan Juan Carlos
Rodas, Mexican Hector Lozada, Cuban Oscar Torres
and Puerto Rican Norberto Santiago.
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