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Two teenagers who tested positive for banned anabolic steroids at Craven Ruby Week in June 2011 have been sentenced by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport.

An independent anti-doping tribunal imposed two year bans on both teenagers after they tested positive for the anabolic steroids, Nandrolone and Methandienone.

From Health24.com:

Galant says that the Craven Week positive drug tests were not a complete surprise as recent research and intelligence information continues to indicate a high prevalence of doping behaviours among teenagers in schools.  “Doping in schools is not exclusive to rugby or to scholar athletes,” he says. “A large number of teenagers are participating in doping activities predominantly for the aesthetic appeal of a bigger and more muscular body.”

While generally statistics reflect a 100% increase in doping offences, Galant says that doping in schools was now beyond serious. “With the widespread availability and use of sports supplements that contain banned substances like anabolic steroids, pro hormones and stimulants, it is no longer just a doping problem but a public health issue,” he adds.

“The Institute has sent correspondence to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to seek clarity on the South African approach to in-school testing so that we can proceed without falling foul of international sport regulations,” said SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport’s CEO, Khalid Galant.

Six samples contained either anabolic steroids or a diuretic in the 60th All India Police Athletics Championship held at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi last month.

Results from the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) had revealed that six samples had stanozolol, nandrolone, methandienone (steroids), or the diuretic furosemide, as per the National Anti Doping Agency.

From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

“In percentage terms, this is 11, which is much higher than the national average of four,” NADA director general Rahul Bhatnagar said. “These athletes get into the force through sports quota. We have written to the authorities regarding the prevalence of doping in sportspersons belonging to their force and requested them to take effective measures to curb this menace.”

Stanozolol and methandienone have been in the news for the past few months after six of India’s women quartermilers tested positive for either steroid or a combination of both.

“In all 47 urine and 12 blood samples have been collected. The report of NDTL is awaited in respect of this 47 samples. Samples collected include wrestling (10), boxing (17), weightlifting (15), judo (3) and gymnastics (2). Blood samples were collected in wrestling (3) and boxing (9),” Bhatnagar added.

The athletes involved belong to Punjab Police, BSF, ITBP, CRPF, and Odisha Police.

The head coach of UK Athletics, Charles van Commenee, has defended his role in introducing British discus thrower Brett Morse to Sweden-based Vesteinn Hafsteinsson.

“He is a very strong advocate against drugs. He is the leader of an IAAF-accredited training centre in Europe. I have no doubts about his integrity and I see no problem,” said Van Commenee.

From Telegraph.co.uk:

Morse’s former coach, Nigel Bevan, has accused Van Commenee of encouraging the 22-year-old to link up with Hafsteinsson and claims UK Athletics orchestrated the move. The governing body insists it was Morse’s own decision to switch.

Bevan had coached for Morse for four years at his Cardiff training stable, taking him from junior level to the brink of world-class standard, but the athlete severed ties with him this summer. The move to Hafsteinsson, whom UK Athletics has confirmed is now Morse’s main coach, is controversial because of the governing body’s zero-tolerance stance towards drugs.

Hafsteinsson was banned for a period of two years after he tested positive for nandrolone while competing at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

A Port Richmond man will face criminal charges after he was caught by police for possessing marijuana, suboxone, and anabolic steroids in Graniteville.

The 35-year-old Michael Santangelo of Hamlin Place was discovered by police with the drugs in Graniteville, on the 1400 block of Richmond Avenue court papers allege.

From Silive.com:

They found more than two ounces of marijuana in the back seat, the suboxone — which is traditionally prescribed to treat opioid addiction — in a canister on his key ring, and the steroid nandrolone, along with hypodermic needles, in the trunk, court papers allege.

Santangelo ultimately wasn’t charged with selling — he faces single counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminally possession a hypodermic needle.

Police said officers approached Santangelo’s car after seeing what appeared to be a hand-to-hand drug transaction with another unapprehended suspect.

UK Athletics has been accused of encouraging the British discus thrower, Brett Morse, to work with a coach who was banned for taking anabolic steroids.

A former discus thrower, Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, tested positive for the steroid nandrolone during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and was suspended for two years.

From Telegraph.co.uk:

UK Athletics says it was Morse’s personal decision to change coaches and insists it is not paying Hafsteinsson for his services.

But Bevan, who competed for Britain in the javelin at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, claims the move to Hafsteinsson was orchestrated by UK Athletics. He cites an email, seen by Telegraph Sport, which was sent to him by UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee on Oct 16, 2010.

“We identified a need for greater technical input into Brett’s training and a person who could deliver that to the athlete and his coach in a controlled and monitored environment. The athlete has now chosen to work with this coach,” a spokeswoman for UK Athletics said.

The Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football is once again troubled by steroids.

Olivier Renière, a running back with the Université de Montréal Carabins who was found to be using a substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2011 “prohibited list” will be banned for two years from all CIS sports.

From Cupwire.ca:

Renière’s adverse result came out of testing conducted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) at the Carabins’ training camp Aug. 23. Renière has waived his right to an appeal.

“I admit to having consumed dietary supplements purchased on the internet from the United States in an attempt to save money, and I was well aware of the risk of contamination associated with purchases of this sort and that the Carabins medical team was opposed to players taking dietary supplements,” Renière said in a statement.

“The substance detected by the CCES did not appear on the list of ingredients indicated on these supplements. I deeply regret my decision, and I’m now paying a much higher price by being deprived of playing a sport that has been my passion for years.”

Renière tested positive for 19-norandrosterone, which contains nandrolone, an anabolic steroid.

A South African boxing champion, Matima Molefe, was banned for two years by drug-busters who also said that a growing number of local fighters are taking steroids.

The urine sample of Molefe tested positive for traces of Nandrolone, an anabolic agent, after he stopped Simphiwe Tom in the second round of a showdown for the vacant SA featherweight crown in East London on May 29.

From Sowetanlive.co.za:

SA Institute of Drug-Free Sport (Saids) chief executive Khalid Grant said on Tuesday that drug abuse by professional boxers was becoming rife, with four positives out of 87 tests from April 2010 to March 2011.

Pugilists were turning to steroids in the “misconception that steroids alone will enhance their performance and give them additional strength and power”.

“Boxers are not only increasing their risk by using sports supplements, but are also wasting their money as the boxing performance gains are minimal,” said Galant, adding the promised performance gains of sports supplements and steroids had little bearing on improved boxing skills.

Galant added, “We hope boxers will learn from these doping bans being handed down that champions are made through hard work in the gym and will not be found in some capsule or muscle powder drink.”

Matima Molefe, the boxing featherweight champion from South Africa, has been banned for a period of two years from the sport.

Molefe was banned over anabolic steroids, according to a statement by the Institute for Drug-Free Sport recently.

From Iol.co.za:

The institute said Molefe tested positive for the drugs – metabolites of the anabolic agent Nandrolone – after a featherweight title fight in May this year.

The banned substances were found in Molefe’s urine sample, taken by doping control officials on May 29 after the title fight in East London.

CEO Khalid Galant said latest figures showed anabolic steroid doping among boxers was becoming a trend.

“Due to the number of adverse analytical findings that we have experienced in boxing over the last two to three years, we have increased our testing and anti-doping education to professional boxing,” Galant said.

Police snared nearly 50 dealers peddling the performance-enhancing substances in the last three years, which suggests that the number of people caught selling steroids in the Lothians has soared.

The new figures sparked concern from drug charities, which warned that the use of steroids had risen steeply in recent years.

From Scotsman.com:

Dealers are often sourcing the Class C drugs over the internet before selling them to users, including at gyms in the Capital.

Anabolic steroids are also becoming increasingly popular amongst members of drug gangs in the Lothians, while prison inmates are also abusing the body-building substances, which can be taken as tablets or injected.

Police chiefs today pledged to continue to crack down on steroid dealers, with 46 people charged with dealing the substances, or possession with the intent to supply, since January 2009.

The steroids seized last year were nandrolone, methandrostenolone, and oxymetholone that are used by bodybuilders to facilitate muscle growth and testosterone.

A’s prospect Mitch LeVier and Major League veteran Timo Perez were among four players who have been suspended for drug use by the Commissioner’s Office.

Catcher Oscar Rodriguez and right-hander Kelvin Santana were also banned 50 games after testing positive for anabolic steroids.

From Web.minorleaguebaseball.com:

LeVier, 23, spent his fourth season in the Minors in 2011 with Class A Advanced Stockton, where he hit .218 with 15 homers and 48 RBIs in 99 California League games. In the playoffs, the center fielder hit .280 with a pair of homers and eight RBIs in eight games as the Ports fell to Lake Elsinore.

Perez is a journeymen outfielder who has played for seven Major Leagues organizations along with teams in Japan, Mexico and an independent league amidst appearing in nearly 1,000 Minor League games. He won a World Series with the White Sox in 2005 after appearing in one with the Mets in 2000 following four seasons in Japan. He hit .304 with six homers, 50 RBIs and 16 steals for Triple-A Toledo in 2011 after signing a one-year deal with Detroit in January.

Rodriguez tested positive for Nandrolone and Stanozolol and had his contract voided.