Swimmer escapes with a warning
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August 12, 2011, Friday
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SWIMMER Liu Jing's positive dope test in April was caused by a medicine she used to treat an allergy, an official with the Chinese Swimming Association said yesterday.
World swimming governing body FINA said on its website on Wednesday that China's world champion had received a warning by the association following a positive test for Prednisone in a sample provided on April 3 during China's National Swimming Championships. Prednisone is an immunosuppressant that is used to treat inflammation, and is sometimes used in anti-cancer treatments.
The Chinese official said that Liu was suffering from an allergy days before the national championships. "She used Dexamethasone for treatment but stopped using it seven days before the championships. She thought it would be OK and didn't declare an exemption for the drug. She didn't expect there was still some metabolites of the Dexamethasone in her sample," the official said.
Regulations ban Dexamethasone only during competition, and Liu's mistake was failing to make a declaration before the dope test.
The Chinese official said Liu had provided some promising evidence during its investigation such as her hospital records to prove the drug was used for treatment and that was the reason she only received a warning.
World swimming governing body FINA said on its website on Wednesday that China's world champion had received a warning by the association following a positive test for Prednisone in a sample provided on April 3 during China's National Swimming Championships. Prednisone is an immunosuppressant that is used to treat inflammation, and is sometimes used in anti-cancer treatments.
The Chinese official said that Liu was suffering from an allergy days before the national championships. "She used Dexamethasone for treatment but stopped using it seven days before the championships. She thought it would be OK and didn't declare an exemption for the drug. She didn't expect there was still some metabolites of the Dexamethasone in her sample," the official said.
Regulations ban Dexamethasone only during competition, and Liu's mistake was failing to make a declaration before the dope test.
The Chinese official said Liu had provided some promising evidence during its investigation such as her hospital records to prove the drug was used for treatment and that was the reason she only received a warning.
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