Category: Doping
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In SARM’s way: Why USADA has altered its stance on Shayna Jack substance
The head of American anti-doping agency USADA says the rules have failed to keep pace with science and that not every athlete who tests positive as the result of a contaminated supplement deserves to spend four years out of their sport. Travis Tygart, who was a key figure in the investigations into BALCO and cyclist…
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Sport Australia to take lead on doping debate in wake of Jack case
Sport Australia is set to spearhead an overarching post-mortem into the handling of positive drug tests as other sporting bodies seek to take lessons from the Shayna Jack doping case. Freestyle sprinter Jack, 20, tested positive to the non-steroidal anabolic agent Ligandrol and was sent home ahead of last month’s FINA World Championships in South…
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Doping: why would you risk it? | BBC Beyond Today Podcast
When swimmer Mack Horton refused to share a podium with Sun Yang, accusing him of being a drug cheat, what he didn’t know is that one of his own teammates had tested positive for a banned substance. On Friday Shayna Jack will attempt to clear her name as she faces a four year ban. The…
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Junya Koga’s doping ban reduced to 2 years
Japanese Junya Koga’s four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation has been reduced to two years after it was found that his supplements may have been contaminated, the Court Of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday. Koga, a gold medallist in the world championships in 2009 (100 meters backstroke) and 2016 (50 meters backstroke),…
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Mauricio Fiol Pulls Out of Home Pan American Games After Second Positive Doping Test
Peruvian swimmer Mauricio Fiol announced on Thursday he has pulled out of the 2019 Pan American Games due to a positive doping test, multiple sources have reported. Fiol won the silver medal in the 2015 Pan American Games for Peru but was disqualified for testing positive for stanozolol, the same substance that Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson famously tested positive for in…
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Swimmer Shayna Jack vows to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in fight to clear her name
Suspended Australian swimmer Shayna Jack says she will continue to fight to clear her name, after wrapping a lengthy meeting today with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) in Brisbane.
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Drug scandal a political and PR ‘stuff up’ for Swimming Australia
PR Counsel’s Kristy McSweeney says the drug scandal involving swimmer Shayna Jack is a political and public relations “stuff up of epic proportions†for Swimming Australia.
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Aussie Drug Controversy – Today’s Biggest News
We’ve told you about Aussie swimmer, Shayna Jack, who’s facing a possible drug ban. She tested positive for a banned substance but says she has no idea how it happened. Jack says it can be found in contaminated supplements. While her manager reckons it might have been in something she ate. So, let’s take a…