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The IRONMAN® Anti-Doping Program yesterday issued a statement, explaining that the Mexican athlete of age groups Luis Fernando Pelcastre Rabanal has accepted a four-year sanction for an infringement of anti-doping rules after giving positive for a prohibited substance.
The sample was taken out of the competition on 11's last 2017 in October, during the days leading up to the IRONMAN® 2017 World Championship.
The sample analyzed tested positive for exogenous testosterone and a metabolite. The use of any anabolic androgenic anabolic steroid, including testosterone, is prohibited under the IRONMAN Anti-Doping Rules in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code (WADA Code) and the Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The Pelcastre Rabanal disqualification period began 11 October of 2017, the date of its analysis. As a result, Pelcastre Rabanal has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained in and after the 11 of October of 2017, including the results of the IRONMAN 2017 World Championship.
@IMAntiDoping announces anti-doping rule violation and sanction https://t.co/ym2HUiHjLL
- I AM True (@IMAntiDoping) July 23, 2018
Also He has lost his Slot for the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship y will not be able to participate in any test organized by the franchise or by any event that is under the protection of the WADA Code during its sanction.
"We take a two-front approach to protect the integrity of our IRONMAN World Championship events“said Kate Mittelstadt, director of the IRONMAN Anti-Doping Program. “First, we make sure that all athletes know their rights and responsibilities under the anti-doping rules and our testing program.
Second, we run a comprehensive program of tests inside and outside the competition, aimed at professional athletes and age groups throughout the IRONMAN World Championship.
The combination of urine and blood sample collection with the athlete's Biological Passport and advanced analytical screens, including EPO and IRMS, ensures that the tests we perform support both deterrence and detection of qualified athletes who violate anti-doping rules ".
More information: www.ironman.com/triathlon/organizations/anti-doping.aspx
Prohibited substances list www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list.
Photo: eu.ironman.com
