Jamaica is planning to strengthen its anti-doping legislation leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

“(The legislation) is a very comprehensive one and we hope to get it through (parliament) before the end of March,” government medical officer Dr. Herbert Elliott said Sunday in a statement.

Elliott said that an anti-doping unit will be set up in the sports ministry, and Jamaica will establish bilateral arrangements with countries where athletes are based.

“Our athletes, while on the road, will be tested,” Elliott said. “And if they violate the rules, the appropriate sanctions will take place.”

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