Richards could lose Olympic gold
A member of the 1,600-meter gold-medal relay team at the Athens Olympics has accepted a suspension of four years and disqualification of her results for doping.
Crystal Cox admitted to using anabolic steroids and accepted the penalty as per the USADA; Cox’s admission could mean loss of medal for Sanya Richards.
From Dallasnews.com:
She almost certainly [...]
Steroid seller gets jail
A South African national with an address at Bank Lodge, Knockraheen, Roundwood in Co Wicklow, Ireland has been sentenced to two years in jail with all but four months suspended.
Brian Wainstein illegally sold bodybuilding steroids worldwide from an Irish address.
From Independent.ie:
Brian Wainstein (42) - a South African national with an address at [...]
Angelo Galati faces drug charges
Angelo Galati, 42, of Bentleigh East, a weightlifting champion known as “Mr Bench” is facing charges of steroid possession.
The weightlifter appeared at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on January 14 after being charged with possessing anabolic steroids.
From Bayside-leader.whereilive.com.au:
Galati has five Mr Australia titles to his name and is a world record bench presser.
Police prosecutor Leading Sen-Constable Adrian [...]
Two Olympic athletes tested positive for drugs
The total number of doping violations in Beijing has gone to three after two more athletes tested positive for drugs.
A North Korean pistol shooter, Kim Jong Su, was expelled from the Games after he tested positive for the betablocker Propanolol that can prevent shaking.
From Espnstar.com:
A Vietnamese gymnast, Thi Ngan Thuong Do, who finished in last [...]
CONI bans Di Luca
The Italian Olympic Committee, CONI, has banned Danilo Di Luca for two years after he failed to clear a dope test.
The ban of Di Luca will expire on July 21, 2011.
From Espnstar.com:
Di Luca tested positive for CERA, an advanced version of the blood booster EPO, during last year’s Giro d’Italia.
On Monday, CONI’s anti-doping prosecutor Ettore [...]
Sella admits use of banned substances
Emanuele Sella, the Italian cyclist, has admitted at a hearing before the Italian Olympic Committee that he made use of banned substances.
The Giro d’Italia King of the Mountains tested positive for strains of ‘third-generation’ EPO, CERA, a substance also found in Manuel Beltran, Moises Duenas Nevado, and Riccardo Ricco during the Tour de France.
From Espnstar.com:
“Sella [...]
Young to challenge life ban
Jerome Young is keen to overturn the life ban imposed on him after he failed to clear a drug test. Young was stripped of the gold medal he won in the 2000 Sydney Olympics for testing positive and expressed doubts over the reliability of the test for erythropoietin.
Young first tested positive for nandrolone [...]
NJ doctor was drug supplier for firefighting and police agencies
Joseph Colao, the 45-year-old physician collapsed recently in his Jersey City apartment, to become the victim of heart failure. News of his death spread like junglefire and officers were calling the Hudson County public safety complex within hours for confirming the news.
Detective Sgt. Ken Kolich, assigned to look into the death, [...]