Category: Doping
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WADA acknowledge French study into micro-dosing has “raised questions” about ability of athletes to avoid detection
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have acknowledged that a French television documentary which saw eight athletes undergo a month-long period of micro-dosing did “raise questions” about the ability of athletes to avoid testing positive by taking minimal amounts of performance enhancing substances. Athletes participating in the study, documented by France 2’s sports magazine show Stade…
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Ruta Meilutyte ‘disappointed’ by Russian rival Yuliya Efimova
Plymouth-based Olympic champion Ruta Meilutytesays she no longer sees world champion Yuliya Efimova as an “honest competitor” following her doping ban. The breaststrokers shared one of the biggest rivalries in swimming, with Russian Efimova claiming two golds to Meilutyte’s one at the 2013 Worlds. Her 16-month ban ended in March, and the pair will meet at August’s World Championships in Efimova’s homeland.…
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Park doctor denies negligence in doping case
The South Korean doctor who administered an injection that caused swim star Park Tae-Hwan to fail a drugs test has become the scapegoat in the affair, her lawyer argued in court Tuesday. The doctor, identified only by her surname Kim, is standing trial on charges of professional negligence, violating the medical code and causing bodily…
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French Swimming Federation official refutes Amaury Leveaux’s claim
A French Swimming Federation official denied the French swim team used cocaine, a claim made by Olympic champion Amaury Leveaux in an autobiography. Lucien Gastaldello, the federation’s honorary vice president, said he was often head of a French swimming delegation that celebrated titles with champagne, but not cocaine, according to French media citing a Republican Lorrain report. Leveaux, a…
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Amaury Leveaux: ‘We used drugs at the London Olympics’
On April 22, former swimmer Amaury Leveaux publishes an explosive autobiography titled “Sex, drugs and swimming”, depicting a vitriolic portrait of the French swim team between lines of cocaine and unbridled sex. ‘Some of us didn’t frown upon a line from time to time, while it for others was not a line, but a highway…
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CAS rules against Indian swimmer Muralidharan in 2010 doping case
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed an appeal by Indian swimmer Amar Muralidharan over a 2010 positive doping test for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine. The decision announced Thursday was the first case conducted at the CAS Alternative Hearing Centre in Abu Dhabi. CAS is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Muralidharan, a butterfly and freestyle…
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Sun Yang: “I do trust Park Tae-hwan”
Olympic and world champion Sun Yang said on Sunday that he will miss South Korea’s star swimmer Park Tae Hwan, who received a doping ban, at the Kazan worlds in July. “I think I will miss him,” said Sun after winning the men’s 800-meter free at the National Swimming Championships, which also serves as the…
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Park Tae-hwan non-committal on future while serving suspension
South Korean Olympic swimming gold medalist Park Tae-hwan, serving an extended suspension following a positive drug test, was decidedly non-committal about his future on Friday. Facing the press for the first time since getting slapped with an 18-month ban by FINA, the international swimming federation, earlier this week, Park said it was premature to talk…
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Tearful Park Tae-Hwan apologises for failed dope test
South Korea’s four-time Olympic swimming medallist Park Tae-Hwan has finally broken his silence after being slapped with a 18-month ban for testing positive for testosterone – a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Known affectionately as “Marine Boy” in South Korea, where he is something of a national icon, Park tested positive for the…