A total of 1,000 doping samples will be collected during next year’s European Games in Minsk.

The anti-doping programme will be overseen by the European Olympic Committees (EOC), as a result of the visit by Dr Klaus Steinbach, the Chair of the EOC Medical and Anti-Doping Commission, during the Chefs de Mission Seminar in Minsk on 11 July 2018.

“Officers of the National Anti-Doping Agency will be also involved during the games, including in the capacity of chaperones to accompany the athletes to the doping control station in order to fully comply with all anti-doping rules”, Minsk European Games Organising Committee (MEGOC) Chair George Katulin announced.

The Games, due to take place next year between June 21 and 30, are expected to feature 4,000 athletes from 50 countries competing for 201 medals in 15 sports.