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Cyclist Hamilton banned for eight years
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June 17, 2009, Wednesday
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AMERICAN cyclist Tyler Hamilton has been given an eight-year ban after testing positive for a prohibited substance for a second time, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said yesterday.
The 38-year-old, who captured the gold medal in the individual time trial at the 2004 Athens Olympics before slipping into a series of doping scandals, had already announced his retirement from the sport in April.
"In the sport of cycling, eight years ineligibility for a 38-year-old athlete is effectively a lifetime ban, and an assurance that he is penalised for what would have been the remainder of his competitive cycling career," USADA chief executive officer Travis Tygart said in a statement.
Hamilton acknowledged in April that he had tested positive for the steroid DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) during an out-of-competition test on Feb. 9 while he was training for the Tour of California.
The American said he was battling depression and admitted taking an over-the-counter homeopathic anti-depressant containing DHEA.
Hamilton's Olympic victory was tarnished by doping allegations. Later that year he was suspended after testing positive for blood doping at the 2004 Tour of Spain.
The 38-year-old, who captured the gold medal in the individual time trial at the 2004 Athens Olympics before slipping into a series of doping scandals, had already announced his retirement from the sport in April.
"In the sport of cycling, eight years ineligibility for a 38-year-old athlete is effectively a lifetime ban, and an assurance that he is penalised for what would have been the remainder of his competitive cycling career," USADA chief executive officer Travis Tygart said in a statement.
Hamilton acknowledged in April that he had tested positive for the steroid DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) during an out-of-competition test on Feb. 9 while he was training for the Tour of California.
The American said he was battling depression and admitted taking an over-the-counter homeopathic anti-depressant containing DHEA.
Hamilton's Olympic victory was tarnished by doping allegations. Later that year he was suspended after testing positive for blood doping at the 2004 Tour of Spain.
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