Try telling that to Contador.RobbieCanuck said:StyrbjornSterki said:USADA have exonerated two more UFC fighters (Augusto Montano of Mexico, and Li Jingliang of China) after testing positive for trace amounts of clenbuterol. As I noted above, they already issued a finding of "no fault" against another Chinese fighter, Guangyou Ning, for the same infraction.
So despite their formal zero-tolerance pledge, USADA now formally have tolerated 100% of the 2016 positives for clenbuterol.
In the case of Montano, USADA thorougly reviewed his medical file and concluded the clen was probably due to tainted meat, which is common in Mexico. So they did not "tolerate" a positive clen finding but exonerated him. That is what the system is designed to do, give the athlete an opportunity to prove there was no intent to cheat!
StyrbjornSterki said:Try telling that to Contador.RobbieCanuck said:StyrbjornSterki said:USADA have exonerated two more UFC fighters (Augusto Montano of Mexico, and Li Jingliang of China) after testing positive for trace amounts of clenbuterol. As I noted above, they already issued a finding of "no fault" against another Chinese fighter, Guangyou Ning, for the same infraction.
So despite their formal zero-tolerance pledge, USADA now formally have tolerated 100% of the 2016 positives for clenbuterol.
In the case of Montano, USADA thorougly reviewed his medical file and concluded the clen was probably due to tainted meat, which is common in Mexico. So they did not "tolerate" a positive clen finding but exonerated him. That is what the system is designed to do, give the athlete an opportunity to prove there was no intent to cheat!
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Multiple world canoeing champion Vincent-Lapointe cleared of doping offence
Eleven-time world champion canoeist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe has been cleared to return to competition after it was ruled she did not knowingly take...www.insidethegames.biz
"It has been decided that she was the victim of third-party contamination after having sex with her boyfriend.
Ligandrol was found in the supplements he was using."
Apparently they provided a hair sample from him to further prove their case.
Sun Yang banned for 8 years. Results will stand though...
Yes, it's his 2nd ban. A bit surprising that it's not backdated and that he keeps is result. Horton must be happy, he never had a problem winning a medal in the relay with a convicted doper on his team, but that was an Aussie mate and not an evil doper from China or Russia. I actually respect the Italians Detti and Paltrinieri for calling out Horton and having a more neutral stance on Sun Yang.I assume the 8 years is because of a previous violation, the evidence he has been protected, and the flamboyant way in which he refused to be tested. Because 8 years is a lot for just missing a test. It effectively ends his career, unless he pulls a Dara Torres.
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Olympic wrestling bronze medallist Fransson given four-year doping ban
Olympic wrestling bronze medallist Jenny Fransson will miss the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after she was given a four-year doping ban.www.insidethegames.biz
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Springbok Ralepelle given eight year ban for doping
Former South Africa rugby international Mahlatse Ralepelle is given an eight year ban from the sport for a doping violation.www.bbc.com
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Former Premiership centre Chris Mayor banned for four years for doping and drug trafficking
Mayor, who represented Northampton, Sale and Wasps, has been found guilty of attempting to use and traffic human growth hormonewww.telegraph.co.uk
The issue becomes when one of the stakeholders in the mix, whether it be a player using steroids or using false documents and does something wrong -- that's an issue. Whether it's a trainer who's injecting steroids into a player and doing things to fudge the perception of how good the player is, or if it's a team doing tricks to back out of deals or to do side deals
The survey was conducted anonymously to make it easier for former players to answer truthfully without fear of it being used against them. These included former Premier League champions and internationals, with 11 per cent of those taking part estimating they would be valued from £40million to £80million or even higher in today’s transfer market.
Three of the players who took part admitted they had taken part in doping at some stage of their career. Two of those said it was unintentional and that it had not been a deliberate attempt to cheat the system. The third, however, admitted to knowingly taking banned substances.