Drug cheats warned of strictest anti-doping program to date

Drug cheats have been warned to stay at home by WADA boss John Fahey, who has highlighted that this year's Olympics will be the strictest games yet in terms of drug detection.

Head of the World Anti-Doping Agency John Fahey has told athletes to withdraw from their Olympic teams if they have taken banned substances, warning them that the chances of being caught out are far more likely this year. With one of the strictest anti-doping program in Olympic history, the chances of escaping detection will be very small this summer in London.

Mr Fahey said in a statement: "I say this in the clearest way possible: if you are a doping athlete and you are planning to compete in London then you must withdraw from your Olympic team.

"Even if a doping athlete were to win a medal, he or she would never be able to look at themselves in the mirror and say, 'Well done, I deserved this'."

The statement is one of the strictest warnings yet, and comes as teams from across the world look to gear up and get ready for their trip to the UK. However, athletes that have taken banned substances may not even be able to make the track, with anti-doping bodies around the world are seeking to catch cheats before the games start.

Failing this, 6,250 tests will be carried out during the Games, making it the most comprehensive drug screening of athletes in Olympic history. Mr Fahey added: "These will be the most tested Games in Olympic history and doping athletes must know that they will be under the severe scrutiny of anti-doping officials from the moment they set foot in the Olympic Village."

The Olympic games will run from July 27th to August 12th in Stratford and other areas around London.

Posted by Fiona Griffiths