 It is not known whether the retests affect medal winners from Beijing
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Six Olympic athletes have been found positive for doping in retesting of Beijing samples, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.
The IOC says a total of seven positive tests involving six athletes came back positive for Cera, an advanced version of endurance-enhancing hormone EPO.
No athletes or sports involved in the positive tests have been revealed.
The IOC tested 948 samples from Beijing after new tests for Cera and insulin became available after the Olympics.
The committee is in the process of notifying the athletes in question.
Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the IOC medical commission, said: "The further analysis of the Beijing samples that we conducted should send a clear message that cheats can never assume that they have avoided detection.
"The vast majority of athletes do not seek an unfair advantage. We intend to do all we can to ensure that they have a fair environment for competition."
Pending any disciplinary action by the IOC, national and international bodies are free to impose provisional suspensions of athletes, the IOC said.
Any athletes found guilty of doping face being disqualified from the Olympics and stripped of any medals.
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