Mike Hooper Quotations

The protocols were designed to help protect the athletes' rights. We're not trying to withhold anything; we're doing what we're supposed to do in relation to a robust anti-doping program.

Police are concerned for their safety and wellbeing. At this stage they're all in the country legitimately.

We can confirm that there have been three anti-doping rule violations all of which come from the two athletes already identified.

When and if there is something to say in relation to the drug testing program we will do so.

Delhi put a submission to us in January.

This is subject to a police investigation so I cannot comment on that.

There will be (blood testing). I'm not going to tell you how many, but there will be as well as normal urine.

It wasn't good enough and we know that. While we need to protect the athletes' rights, we may look at suspending the athlete following a positive A sample.

It's a way that children and others might be encouraged to look at their own family histories.

It's the only multi-sport event other than the Olympics encompassing all the regions of the world.

It's good to see the number of positive cases diminishing. Clearly the message seems to be getting through.

Being candid, we did not know there was this anomaly on eligibility until it came up recently concerning several athletes who have dual nationality. The anomaly had to be tidied up and we have done that; we have refined the rules. So, in the case of Sonia O'Sullivan, we wish her well in Melbourne but that loophole is now closed.

The change will take place immediately after the closing ceremony. In the future we are 100 percent committed to delivering what is expected from a high level competition.

The change will take place immediately after the closing ceremony.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) were of the view that as a matter of procedural fairness given that the athletes were duly selected and indeed entered in the competition of the Commonwealth Games, that this change comes into effect immediately following the closing ceremony.