Athletes get schooled on drugs

Education about perils of doping 'as important as' testing at Games

The anti-doping campaign at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games will focus more on educating young athletes about drug prevention rather than intimidating them through intensive tests, Games officials said.

To instill fair-play principles from an early age, the anti-doping activities at the second summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing will involve teaching the dangers of drugs and promoting honesty, said Zhao Jian, executive deputy director of the anti-doping team for the Nanjing organizing committee.