British sprinter loses appeal
Wyberton’s Team GB sprinter Bernice Wilson has failed in her appeal against a four-year suspension after a positive drugs test in June 2011.
The 27-year-old sprinter broke into the British team last year and competed at the European Indoor Championships and tested positive for two anabolic steroids.
From Spaldingtoday.co.uk:
Wilson had blamed a contaminated sample for [...]
Excess clenbuterol found in Quarter Horse World Champion
Freaky, the 2009 Quarter Horse World Champion, tested in excess of the permitted level of clenbuterol taken after his win in the Go Man Go Handicap at Los Alamitos on Sept. 11, according to a recently released California Horse Racing Board complaint.
According to racing board officials, Freaky will be disqualified from the $100,000 purse.
From Drf.com:
Clenbuterol, [...]
Ban for weightlifting champion
A ban of nearly three years for doping has been imposed on Liao Hui, the Chinese Olympic weightlifting champion.
The announcement was made by Xinhua, the state news agency that also said Hui would be missing the London Games.
From Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
But last year he failed a test and was stripped of his 2010 gold medal and [...]
New regulations implemented by CHRB
New regulations surrounding the use of the bronchodilator, clenbuterol, in Quarter Horse racing at Los Alamitos Race Course have been implemented by the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB).
These regulations went into effect on October 14 and were prompted by the growing use of the substance as a replacement for anabolic steroids.
From Thehorse.com:
Clenbuterol is a bronchodilator, [...]
Police report disclose steroid use in Belgium
An increase in the amount of steroids seized in 2010 has been revealed by a report by the Belgian report that also provided details of two cycling-related incidents.
“In 2009 the use of anabolic steroids has overtaken that of all other illegal performance-enhancing drugs,” Francis Clarysse, the Ghent public prosecutor and coordinator of the [...]
Tour de France and Doping Scandals
In the last few years, the focus of every one with an interest in cycling has changed from cyclists to the growing relationship between cyclists and anabolic steroids.
Big names Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador have been blamed of doping in sports.
From Reuters.com:
* 2010 - Alberto Contador, winner of the 2010 tour, tests positive for the [...]
Stanton accepts doping ban
The bid of James Stanton, Australian water polo star, to compete at a third successive Olympic Games is over after he reluctantly accepted a two-year doping ban.
The goalkeeper for Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics tested positive for the anabolic agent clenbuterol in an out-of-competition test in Perth on September 15 last year.
From News.smh.com.au:
The [...]
Meat company found to have used steroids on their veal calves
Steroids use among cattle was found to contaminate their liver. This often results to food poisoning in people who have consumed contaminated meat. It may also caused them to suffer dizziness, heart palpitations, difficulty in breathing, muscular tremors and headaches.
This issue was a particular concern of the US FDA during the 1990s. It produced immediate [...]