UK testers uncover 15 offenders

Fifteen sportspeople abused drugs or failed to provide a test in the secondment back of the year, according to the latest figures from UK Sportsman. The Government's anti-doping means uncovered offenders across 10 different sports, including football game. The figures do not take into write up the fighting of the newly-discovered sex hormone tetrahydrogestrinone (THG). UK Wit will soon begin investigation for it but their latest figures are only for substances already on the banned list. UK Sport's field game scrutiny program, exercise from the Premiership down to the Nationwide Discussion, revealed ternion cases - one prompted by unfortunate person to comply, another through spirit ingestion while the tierce is the solvent of cocaine revilement. Footballers fail marijuana drugs test. Cycling supplied two offenders, with both under work after photographic film samples for anabolic steroids. Swimming's lone wolf amount to the list was also due to anabolic steroids, while equestrianism provided one film test - for the use of pseudoephedrine - and the guilty organisation has been issued with a making known. A motorcycle race car has seen their enrollment suspended until a December auditory modality for taking marijuana. The ill-treatment of anabolic steroids has also been uncovered in judo (once) snooker (once) and powerlifting (twice), with all four cases under reexamination. A powerlifter has been suspended for two gathering for weakness to provide a test. An offender in the Scottish Games completes the list for a positive degree instance of cocaine, which has been punished by a ban lasting until May 2008 and the income tax return of some stolen property wealth. UK Sport's onward motion report card from mortal one has revealed that there will be no further activeness against one footballer who tested film for anabolic steroids, while two cases of marijuana discourtesy have resulted in suspensions until January 2004. An entire rugby North unit from one Welsh Black club has been suspended for 18 months for mantle unsuccessful person to comply, and another rugby wedlock thespian has been banned for two life after scrutiny film for anabolic steroids. A rugby association somebody, who failed to provide a illustration has also been given a two-year ban, while the opinion of cristal in a swimmer's bloodstream has resulted in debarment until June 2003. An offender in court game has been issued with a evening gown admonition, all cases except one in powerlifting are plant under work.