Doping claim to be investigated

Several top government agencies have teamed up to investigate allegations that Greek weightlifters failed a doping test because of taking Chinese-made dietary supplements, China's drug watchdog said yesterday.

Greek media reported that last Friday, 11 members of its national weightlifting team failed a doping test.

The team's coach Christos Iakovou, who was briefly suspended afterward, blamed the incident on dietary supplements from Shanghai-based firm Auspure Biotechnology.