The World Anti-Doping Agency has joined the International Cycling Union to make a joint appeal against the acquittal of Alberto Contador, three-time Tour de France winner, for testing positive for clenbuterol.
Contador was permitted to resume his career by the Spanish Cycling Federation.
From Guardian.co.uk:
Wada has now also appealed to the CAS, and a statement from the [...]
Jirí Dvorák, the medical chief of FIFA, has called on anti-doping authorities not to take too hard a line against clenbuterol.
Dvorák said authorities must be more understanding about how and why the substance gets into the body.
From Insideworldfootball.biz:
Last month, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) performed a U-turn by abandoning its appeal to the Court of [...]
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 [...]
UK Athletics recently made an announcement that Bernice Wilson, who made her international debut for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships in Paris in March, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for two anabolic steroids.
The British sprinter tested positive for testosterone and clenbuterol during the Bedford International Games on June 12.
From Telegraph.co.uk:
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Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo-Galicia and his partner David Garcia tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch, the blood booster, with their urine samples during the Tour of Spain.
The notification was issued by the governing body of world cycling.
From Espnstar.com:
Two more Spanish cyclists have failed drugs tests, world cycling’s governing body has announced.
Ezequiel Mosquera and Xacobeo-Galicia team-mate David Garcia [...]
Karol Beck, the 28-year-old Slovak banned for two years for taking performance enhancing drugs five years ago , has drawn the fifth seed in the first round of the Australian Open and will meet Andy Murray.
Beck was a finalist in St. Petersburg six years ago and reached the doubles final with Czech David [...]
Team Astana has supported the temporary suspension given to Alberto Contador, but awaits further evidence.
The cyclist signed a deal for two years to race with Team Saxo Bank from next season after rejecting a new contract from Astana.
From Espnstar.com:
An Astana team statement this morning read: “The Kazakh direction of the team Astana just learnt [...]
Andy Murray rarely fails to surprise and he was no exception when he arrives at a grand slam without his part-time Spanish tutor, Alex Corretja, after formalizing his coaching arrangement.
Murray will have an opponent with an interesting past. He will be facing Karol Beck in the first round who was suspended for [...]
Li Fuyu, the Team Radioshack rider, has been handed over a provisional suspension after he tested positive for a banned substance, as per the International Cycling Union (UCI).
The Chinese rider tested positive for the anabolic agent Clenbuterol, according to a WADA-accredited lab.
From Guardian.co.uk:
Li has the right to request and attend the analyses of his B-sample, [...]
Clenbuterol, is an anabolic steroid use in treating asthma attacks and other respiratory conditions in animals, especially in equines. It has become popular in the world of sports due to its slimming effects. It has been alleged that this drug is introduced into training regimens to help athletes lose weight.
Five Chinese swimmers, Qu Jing, Liu [...]