LONDON :The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are still three months away but now is a key time in the battle to keep the dopers out, WADA director of intelligence and investigations Guenter Younger said on Thursday.

The Games in Italy run from February 6-22, with many winter sports yet to get going.

"Every doper who is intelligent knows that he gets tested (at the Games), so every doper would stop at one stage (before then)," the German told Reuters at a World Anti-Doping Agency media briefing.

"So therefore now it's the best time to check them, and I'm sure that our colleagues test those that are suspicious more frequently than others.

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