Even unfortunate news arrives from overseas ...There are many athletes who tested positive in the Copa Sur anti-doping tests, held in Vitoria in Brazil, especially in the Team category.
They are 4 teams disqualified for athletes with positive champions and, therefore, the invitations will go to the 5th and 6th team of the general classification (always if they are not positive too!).
Index
Official list of positive athletes (to date)
- Pedro Martins, runner-up male, provided a sample that contained clomiphene. He asked for proof.
- Claudia Espinosa, ranked third in the female, provided a sample that contained metabolites of clomiphene, methenolone and stanozolol.
- Mirela Bedore, a member of the CrossFit team, Ribeirão Preto, provided a sample that contained metabolites of GW1516, LGD 4033 and stanozolol.
- Willian Dalpogeto, a member of the CrossFit team, Ribeirão Preto, provided a sample that contained clomiphene, metabolites of nandrolone and stanozolol.
- Lumma Roberta, member of Berrini Team Treta, provided a sample that contained gestrinone and metabolites GW1516.
- Phablo Lima, a member of Berrini Team Treta, provided a sample that contained ostarin, oxandrolone metabolites and GW1516.
- Sabrina Dellagiustina, a member of the Q21 team, provided a sample that contained oxandrolone metabolites.
- Ines Alviso, member of the Kingbull CrossFit Paraguay team provided a sample that contained metabolites of GW1516.
A dramatic situation and, to be honest, nothing is more dangerous than misinformation and lack of knowledge of a topic.
In doping it is no different ...
Reflections on doping ...
How many times do we hear that someone has been caught for doping and then it comes to mind: "and for force they use steroids”, but we say it without even analyzing what really happened.
To give you an idea, the former footballer Romario was caught for doping in 2007 for using the finasteride.
This name is well known to people who suffer from baldness, after all it is a drug used to prevent hair loss.
However, the substance had been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); according to the medical expert, Dr. Eduardo de Rose, the drug does not increase the athlete's performance, but it makes it difficult to search for possible prohibited substances.
" Wada classifies finasteride as a masking agent. It does not increase the athlete's strength, power or endurance, it simply makes it difficult for the laboratory to detect anabolic steroids. For this reason, it is on the list of banned substances, ”Rose explained at the time.
This example demonstrates how often the substances used do not really increase the strength and prowess of the athlete making him superior to others.
They are often used without intention and without will, as in the case of Romário, or ingested due to some cross contamination, like in case of Lari Cunha last year, he was unaware of the existence of Ostarine in his medicines.
Therefore, it is extremely important to listen to athletes and understand the possible and real reasons that caused doping.
To many it may seem absurd, but apparently it is something well regarded by the athletes themselves. According to the CrossFit rules, every athlete is responsible for what they ingest.
For this reason, even if the error is not directly or intentionally attributable to the athlete, he must take full responsibility for the case.
To date, we have not had any athlete who tested positive for any prohibited substance complaining about this competition rule.