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Welsh pair say they are not cheats
Gareth Warburton and Rhys Williams say they are not cheats after being banned for failing drugs tests. The Welsh athletes were "at fault or negligent" but had not knowingly taken anything containing the prohibited substances, says an official national anti-doping...
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Minimum Doping Ban increased to four years
Minimum Doping Ban - As of the 1st January, 2015, drug cheats in sport will now face a minimum of a four year ban under the new rules which have come into effect. There have been calls for the term to be revised and with changes to the World Anti-Doping Code, which...
Jon Drummond banned for eight years
Tyson Gay's former coach has been banned for eight years by the US Anti-Doping Agency. Jon Drummond, a former Olympic relay gold medallist, was found to have possessed, trafficked and administered banned drugs to an athlete he coached. The ban comes into force on 17...
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Hirt tests positive
Traces of erythropoietin (EPO) were found in sample A of French athlete Hassan Hirt's urine, who participated Wednesday morning in the 5000m heats at the London Olympics, where he finished 11th in 13'35'' 26. The testing was conducted on August 3, and was analyzed by...
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Jon Drummond banned for eight years
Tyson Gay's former coach has been banned for eight years by the US Anti-Doping Agency. Jon Drummond, a former Olympic relay gold medallist, was found to have possessed, trafficked and administered banned drugs to an athlete he coached. The ban comes into force on 17...
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Yulia Zaripova banned, may lose Gold
Russian steeplechaser Yulia Zaripova has been banned for two and a half years for doping offences, the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said (www.rusada.ru) on Friday. Zaripova, 28, was suspended after her biological passport showed abnormalities and her results from...