Khalid Galant, the CEO for the South Africa Institute for Drug-Free Sport, has announced plans to increase the organization’s anti-steroid education programs in the sport of boxing. His message to boxers – steroids don’t work. The performance enhancing benefits of steroids have little impact on boxing performance according to Galant. [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
Oct
23
Cyclist Who Exposed Steroid Use in Cycling Avoids Jail
Cyclist Joe Papp was sentenced to three years probation and six months house arrest for selling performance-enhancing drugs online to amateur and professional athletes. In February 2010, Papp pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to distribute Jintropin-brand human growth hormone (hGH) and Eposino-brand erythropoietin (EPO). He admitted to selling $80,000 worth of the PEDs between September 2006 and September 2007. [Read more…]
Oct
21
Olympic Steroid User Marion Jones Invited to Be United States Diplomat
Former Olympic champion and admitted steroid user Marion Jones has been invited to become a diplomat for the United States State Department. Apparently, governemnt officials felt her story of “redemption” after being less-than-truthful about her history of steroid use would be a source of inspiration for children in Eastern Europe.
Ryan Rowlands, a public affairs officer at the United States Embassy in Serbia, thought the former steroid user would be the perfect spokesperson for the “Take a Break” program. [Read more…]
Oct
20
Steroids Used by All 100 Meter Finalists at Sydney Olympics
BALCO founder Victor Conte recently claimed that all eight sprinters in the 100 meter final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics were guilty of using anabolic steroids. Conte made the allegations in an interview with the Agence France-Presse (AFP). Maurice Greene, Ato Boldon, Obadele Thompson, Darren Campbell, Dwain Chambers, Aziz Zakari, Jon Drummond and Kim Collins were the finalist in that event. [Read more…]
Oct
18
Super Granny Banned for Anabolic Steroid Use
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has banned 68-year old grandmother Kathy Jager for two years. The popular masters track star tested positive to for anabolic steroids during a doping control at the 2011 USA National Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Berea, Ohio on July 28, 2011. She will not be eligible to compete again until she reaches 70 years of age. [Read more…]
Oct
16
Steroid Use Rampant in Sport of Kabaddi
The use of anabolic steroids appears to be rampant in the sport of kabaddi. Nineteen out of 51 urine samples tested positive for anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) during India’s selection trials for the Kabaddi World Cup.
Kabaddi players were busted using a wide variety of steroids including Winstrol (stanozolol), Dianabol (methendienone), trenbolone, Masteron (drostanolone) and Deca Durabolin (nandrolone decanoate). [Read more…]
Oct
14
Steroid Use is an “Epidemic” in Lebanon
Lebanese sports officials recognize that anabolic steroid use is widespread in competitive bodybuilding in Lebanon. The use of steroids and human growth hormone (hGH) is the proverbial “elephant in the room” at competitions such as the Lebanese Bodybuilding Championships according to the Lebanon Daily Star. [Read more…]
Oct
13
Ryan Kennelly Busted Again for Selling Steroids
Ryan “The Bench Monster” Kennelly has been busted again for selling steroids for the third time in less than a year. Kennelly returned to jail this month after he was caught sending significant quantities of steroids to Marysville (California) via UPS on August 1, 2011. [Read more…]
Oct
10
British Olympic Association Violates Steroid Doping Rules
British Olympic Association chairman Colin Moynihan defiantly defended the status of the BOA’s by-law 25 which gives a lifetime ban for athletes convicted of using anabolic steroids or performance-enhancing drugs. Moynihan announced that the BOA will retain the by-law even if it breaks the rules set forth by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). [Read more…]
Oct
09
GlaxoSmithKline Helping Catch Steroid Users at London Olympics
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has committed its resources towards catching steroid users at the 2012 London Olympics. GSK plans on conducting 6,250 anti-doping blood and urine tests over a two-week period at next year’s Olympics. [Read more…]
