Speaking on Monday, Wang Wei from the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee gave the official line.

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"The eligibility of the athletes has already been investigated and authorized by the international federation and, if they hadn't been cleared, they wouldn't have participated in the games, " said Wang Wei, executive vice president of the Beijing Olympic Committee.

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