Quotes by Liu Peng

“We will show no mercy on offenders. We must uphold the justice in sport.”

“The tenth National Games is important to the preparation of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and it will affect the initiative of all the athletes, ... The offences have led to nasty effects.”

“During the Games, the test laboratories will work for 24 hours a day, and all the staff are under training now.”

“Compared with the ninth national games, we will have 20 percent more tests this time. The athletes who are tested positive will be disqualified from the games and they will be banned for two years after their B samples are confirmed positive, ”

“We have a problem in the previous games and the new rule will give coaches and players no chance to bribe umpires and referees,”

“In the 10th games preliminary competitions, there were players caught using illegal drugs. We shall keep eyes open and there is a long way to go to fight against doping in the games,”

“Securing a clean National Games is the most important factor of a successful Games, ... We will do more tests before and during the Games, and we will conduct tests on Human Growth Hormone (HGH) for the first time in our history of National Games.”

“We expect that the Chinese athletes will do better and display a highly motivated spirit.”

“China is still a winter sports fledgling, but we worked quite hard these years. The winter sport in China has developed very fast, especially the last four years, and we hope the Chinese delegation will make strong show in Turin.”

“Many people in Taiwan hope that the torch relay of the sacred flame of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games can also cover Taiwan.”