Happy New Year to you as well. Your generous postings are much appreciated.
On an off topic but bio related note, provigil is starting to gain notoriety on the sports scene. The sprinter in question has claimed to have narcolepsy.....
Wednesday, December 31
Kelli White's agent wants case settled quickly
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Associated Press
LONDON -- Kelli White's agent wants the sprint champion's drug case settled quickly, saying it is hurting her financially and damaging her reputation.
White and six other American athletes tested positive for banned substances, the U.S. Olympic Committee said Tuesday following a review by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
White, of Union City, Calif., faces the loss of two world championship gold medals because of use of the stimulant modafinil. The USOC said White also tested positive for modafinil at the national championships in June, when she swept the 100 and 200 meters. Modafinil, considered a minor stimulant, carries a public warning and disqualification from the event where the test took place, but no ban.
All seven athletes are challenging the results, the USOC said from its Colorado headquarters. Any penalties would come only after arbitration.
White's agent, Robert Wagner, said the sprinter is awaiting a final decision from the USADA.
"If they don't make a decision, we have to find a court because it's hurting us, financially, reputation-wise, everything," he said Wednesday by telephone from Austria.
White said she was prescribed modafinil for a sleeping disorder -- a claim dismissed by international track officials after word emerged of other athletes using the substance.
Wagner wants the matter decided before this summer's Athens Olympics.
"This USOC announcement won't do them any good," he said. "We tried to follow the rules. Can we get a position from someone so we can move forward?" |
