#Kamila Valieva cleared to compete after appealing doping ban

#Kamila Valieva cleared to compete after appealing doping ban

“#Kamila Valieva cleared to compete after appealing doping ban” Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to continue competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics following an appeal on the teen star’s interim ban after she failed a pre-Olympics doping test. The Monday morning decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport allows the Russian…

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#Olympian Lamont Jacobs says rival Chijindu Ujah’s positive test ‘makes me smile’

#Olympian Lamont Jacobs says rival Chijindu Ujah’s positive test ‘makes me smile’

“#Olympian Lamont Jacobs says rival Chijindu Ujah’s positive test ‘makes me smile’” An Olympic sprinter’s positive doping test left one of his top competitors smiling. On Thursday, Britain’s Chijindu Ujah was provisionally suspended for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules at the Olympics, where he captured a silver medal in the 4x100m relay. The news proved satisfying…

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#Tennis pro Dayana Yastremska provisionally suspended for doping

#Tennis pro Dayana Yastremska provisionally suspended for doping

“#Tennis pro Dayana Yastremska provisionally suspended for doping” Top 30 tennis pro Dayana Yastremska was provisionally suspended for failing an out-of-competition doping test, the International Tennis Federation announced Thursday. The ITF said Yastremska, a 20-year-old Ukrainian, tested positive for mesterolone metabolite, a prohibited substance that can be used to boost testosterone. In a statement posted…

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#Horse dope dealers plead guilty in NYC

#Horse dope dealers plead guilty in NYC

“#Horse dope dealers plead guilty in NYC” A pair of equine dope dealers on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to peddling drugs used to juice up racehorses. Sarah Izhaki, 45, and Scott Robinson, 46, each copped to conspiring to unlawfully distribute adulterated and misbranded drugs used for doping racehorses. “[They] represent the supply…

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