China athletes banned for drug taking
Updated
A number of Chinese athletes have been banned after being found guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs during a crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
The Titan Sports Weekly says two of the banned athletes were with China's national team, including wrestler Luo Meng and men's swimmer, Ouyang Peng, whose lifetime ban from the sport was announced last week.
Two coaches are also banned for life, including Ouyang's coach Feng Shangbao and Luo's coach, who is not named.
Six other athletes at the provincial level - two divers, two track and field athletes, a weightlifter and a swimmer - have also tested positive for banned substances in more than 5,000 tests taken since January.
The six provincial athletes have been banned from taking part in China's National Games next year.
