Food Supplements blamed by tainted athlete
The disgraced athlete involved in the latest doping scandal, Aswini Akkunji, thinks the consumption of food supplements supplied to her and other athletes by athletics coach, Yuri Ogorodnik, would have been the reason for the failed dope test.
Akkunji claimed innocence as far as consumption of performance enhancing drugs is concerned.
From Daijiworld.com:
“Stock of food supplements in [...]
MLB warns over deer antler spray
Baseball players in both the major and minor leagues have been warned to stop ingesting deer-antler spray, according to a story first reported by Sports Illustrated and confirmed by the New York Times.
The spray includes “potentially contaminated nutritional supplements” and has been added to MLB’s list of cautionary substances.
From Cbc.ca:
Velvet from immature deer [...]
Strict vigil at NIS
The ongoing national training camp at the National Institute of Sport based in Patiala is under strict vigilance after the doping scandal in which eight of India’s top track and field athletes were tested for banned steroids.
Coaches at the NIS have handed over a list of food supplements that are being taken by [...]
Tharanga to appear before ICC
Upul Tharanga will appear at an International Cricket Council (ICC) hearing for answering charges of doping.
The batsman from Sri Lanka recently tested positive for a banned drug after Sri Lanka’s World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in March.
From Bangkokpost.com:
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said Tharanga’s case was fixed for June 24 [...]
Women’s World Cup rocked by drug scandal
A total of five members of the North Korean team tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid at the women’s World Cup, according to the governing body of football.
“This is a shock,” FIFA President Sepp Blatter said at a news conference. “We are confronted with a very, very bad case of doping and it hurts.”
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