Archive for October, 2011

Guardia Civil seize 12,000 packets of medicines

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Twelve thousand packages of medicines that were being sold illegally were seized by the Guardia Civil.
The seized contained medicines like Pollenin and Omeprazol, hormones, anabolic steroids, and other products that are yet to be identified as they had no labels or were in Chinese.
From Euroweeklynews.com:

The illegal goods were seized at the airports in Madrid, [...]

Former wrestler arrested for drug possession

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Matt Hardy was charged on September 14 with drug possession following a search warrant being executed on his home in Cameron, North Carolina.
Twenty vials of Anabolic Steroids, 1 “dosage unit of MDMA” (Ecstasy), $1,961.00 as well as unnamed drug paraphernalia during the search were seized by the police.
From Examiner.com:

Hardy has [...]

Number of athletes on doping increased dramatically

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

The SA Institute for Drug-Free Sports mentioned in its annual report that the number of South African athletes taking performance enhancing drugs has increased by 178 percent in a year.
According to the report, 51 (2.2 percent) of the 2308 athletes tested between April and March tested positive for drugs use.
From Timeslive.co.za:

Describing the increase as [...]

Suspended WWE star speaks out after suspension

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde, who performs as Sin Cara, was recently suspended by the WWE and spoke out to claim his innocence.
The WWE star was suspended after found violating the organization’s Talent Wellness Program.
From Wrestleheat.com:

Regarding his real name being made public, which is considered taboo in lucha libre, the SmackDown Superstar said it [...]

Nate Marquardt released from UFC

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

UFC president Dana White has reiterated that the days of Nate Marquardt, the former middleweight top contender, are without a doubt over.
Marquardt defended his actions by saying that his medically prescribed use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is what caused him to register high levels of testosterone but the UFC president was far from convinced.
From [...]

Wilson to contest drug charge

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Bernice Wilson, the 27-year-old sprinter, has been suspended by UK Athletics following a sample provided at the Bedford International Games last month.
Wilson, however, vowed to fight to clear her name after being charged with an anti-doping offence.
From Thisislincolnshire.co.uk:

If found guilty, Wyberton-based Wilson – who is coached by George Skafidas – faces a two-year [...]

Three Indian athletes face two-year ban

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Asian Games and Commonwealth Games medalist Sini Jose, Jauna Murmu, and Tiana Mary Thomas are presently facing a possible two-year ban.
This was after ‘B’ samples of the three athletes too tested positive for anabolic steroids.
From Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

Sini and Juana had returned positive tests for methandienone while Tiana had traces of epimethandiol in her urine sample collected [...]