SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese coaches and officials are panicking that meat-free diets imposed on Olympic athletes outside their training camps are hampering their performances in the lead-up to the London Games.
Chinese athletes have been ordered to minimize the risk of accidental doping from clenbuterol-tainted meat this year by steering clear of pork, lamb and beef.
"They have showed significant decline in their strength and fitness," Yu Juemin told Beijing News after China lost in three sets to the United States on Sunday.
"We dared not eat pork when we come out of our training camp for the tournament because we are afraid of clenbuterol."
The ban on meat products came from the China's Sports Ministry this year and followed a warning from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued last November about contaminated meat in China and Mexico.
"WADA's message to athletes competing in these countries remains the same: eat only in restaurants and cafeterias that have been approved by your federation and/or event organizer," it read.
An aquatics sports official recently said the all 196 athletes in his charge had not eaten pork - a staple food for Chinese - for 40 days, and were surviving on fish and protein powder, state news agency Xinhua reported.
China has been plagued by tainted food scandals in recent years.
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My husband and I are moving to Shanghai and are selling our car
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- Published: Tuesday, 03 July 2012 15:48
My husband and I are moving to Shanghai and are selling our car. Specifications are as follows:
Brand and Model: Volkswagen TOURAN
Year: 2009
Date of purchase: September 2009
Engine: 2.0L
Transmission: manual, 5 gears
Colour: dark grey
Mileage: a bit more than 31 000 km
Miscellaneous: CD player, electric windows in front and at the back, air conditioning ...
Options: we had a speed limitation system installed
Purchase price: 158 795 rmb
Selling price: 110 000 rmb
Insurance: running till September 14th 2012
Maintenance visits and control were all done by Volkswagen. Next control is at 31000 km but we will do it before selling.
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Thanks.
Muriel