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Interesting statistic:

Since 1957, 72% of Tour de France victories have been achieved by riders implicated in doping scandals. 💊

These riders and their infractions are listed below. 👇

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n.b. bans are normally low for OOC +ve's for Cocaine, but this was an in-competition +ve.

[🅲🅻🅴🅰🅽🆂 @cleans_letsrun]

GB runner served silent ban for Cocaine (19 Jun - 19 Sep).

Claimed he had no idea how the drug entered his system.

Defence argued that levels found were consistent with those in cocoa-tea, but did not reveal if the runner had drunk this.

Low ban suggests AIU happy with above.

[Athletics Integrity Unit @aiu_athletics]

The AIU has banned Joshua Griffiths (Great Britain) for 3 months from 19 June 2026 for Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Benzoylecgonine). DQ results from 3 May 2026. Details here: https://t.co/vzJPDdCuRq

[International Testing Agency @IntTestAgency]

The ITA, on behalf of the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA), reports that Kazakhstani athlete Zeinep Orazkhan has accepted a three-year sanction for two anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs).

▶️ https://t.co/5cIGfXqeE3

#KeepingSportReal

[International Testing Agency @IntTestAgency]

The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program for the @gammaworldwide, confirms that it has notified athlete Christopher Santiago Reyes Umaña of an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for clostebol metabolites.

▶️ https://t.co/BPO6mU8JY0

#KeepingSportReal

[🅲🅻🅴🅰🅽🆂 @cleans_letsrun]

@Oxford_Life It doesn't work quite like that.

Experts will give their opinion on the likelihood (or feasibility) of contamination based on what the test results show in isolation.

Only if the athlete had been tested v close to the failed test might any extra test(s) be taken into account.

[🅲🅻🅴🅰🅽🆂 @cleans_letsrun]

The next time someone tells you that "a scientific expert proved that the player was guilty/innocent" show them this chaos: 😁

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https://t.co/ico5LSfSQj

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No winners in this case.

It took UKAD and the KCL 70 (seventy) days to process the urine sample and notify the player of the result.

Evans spent £500,000 on lawyers.

The backdated 2 year ban is utterly meaningless as the player played in several competitions over this period.

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The National Anti-Doping Panel claimed that Evans proved his +ve test for Ostarine was the result of contamination.

CAS found no evidence.

Irrespective of whether Evans intended to dope or not, the NADP's acceptance of contamination without evidence is a terrible decision.

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The National Anti-Doping Panel claimed that Evans proved his +ve test for Ostarine was the result of contamination.

CAS found no evidence.

Irrespective of whether Evans intended to dope or not, the NADP's acceptance of contamination without evidence is a terrible decision.

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So it has finally emerged that the English cricketer who tested +ve for Ostarine was never able to provide evidence of supplement contamination.

So why did the NADP lift his provisional suspension in March 2023?

Did they cave in under pressure from lawyers?

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So it has finally emerged that the English cricketer who tested +ve for Ostarine was never able to provide evidence of supplement contamination.

So why did the NADP lift his provisional suspension in March 2023?

Did they cave in under pressure from lawyers?

[🅲🅻🅴🅰🅽🆂 @cleans_letsrun]

Hey UKAD/NADP, how is it that an athlete charged with a doping offence and suspended can then have the suspension lifted when a big payday comes along but will be suspended again afterwards?
Lawyers again?

Do you realise how ridiculous anti-doping looks?
https://t.co/iFYdJhINJ4

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https://t.co/8BZYZCFgpc

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UAE introduce centralised TUE system for athletes

https://t.co/kBeU1hisx7

[Nick Butler @NickJMButler]

"Doping Top Secret: Children": ARD projection suggests 10 million children could be doping worldwide... Documentary series to be broadcast next week https://t.co/eSmcxjZBRp

[🅲🅻🅴🅰🅽🆂 @cleans_letsrun]

@TimHutchings1 10 years ago Kenya put certain agents and coaches under the spotlight but were not able to prove their case.

Some of these agents have close ties with the top echelon of World Athletics, and friends rarely work against each other ...

[Tim Hutchings @TimHutchings1]

If he turns out to be guilty, then he deserves all the punitive measures the system can apply, but it's SURELY time for the Agents, Coaches, Doctors, enablers, to be put under the spotlight. Too often it's the same characters who are "surprised" at their athlete getting busted.

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@NewAgeBoxingUK We also have UKAD's investigation into Tyson Fury's wild boar doping explanation. Still waiting on the facts and outcome of that...

[Martin @NewAgeBoxingUK]

Things we as boxing fans are still 'waiting on the facts to come out before we judge'

1) Dillian Whyte's failed drugs test vs Oscar Rivas
2) Chantelle Cameron refusing to let Ellie Scotney fight on her undercard
3) Conor Benn's failed drugs test

Sure the facts will be out soon

[iain ♠️♥️☠♦️♣️ @bettyblue6668]

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https://t.co/k2CPoIXIO9

[International Testing Agency @IntTestAgency]

The ITA, leading an independent anti-doping program for the @iwfnet, reports that Bulgarian weightlifter Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev has been sanctioned with a four-year period of ineligibility after testing positive for mesterolone metabolite.

▶️ https://t.co/xGFYTvVqq5