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Puerto Rico were stripped of a gold medal at the Pan American Games after bowler Jean Perez tested positive for a banned substance.
Perez was found with chlorthalidone, a diuretic, in his system.
As a result, the United States were elevated to gold, Colombia silver and Mexico bronze in the men's doubles.
Perez posted a Puerto Rico Bowling Federation statement on Facebook claiming the substance was needed to "guarantee his health".
The Puerto Rico Bowling Federation said Perez had a right to appeal, and that he had been authorised to take the substance by two medical experts.
A statement from the federation added: "In the case of our athlete, there is no doubt about the medical justification for the therapeutic use of the medicine and there is no doubt that the drug charged does not provide any advantage."
Figures released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) in 2017 showed three 'adverse analytical findings' from 160 tests conducted on bowling athletes.
Under Wada's definition, an adverse analytical finding is the presence of a prohibited substance in an athlete's sample - but this is not automatically classed as a drugs violation, as such findings also, for instance, cover therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs).
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Zero tolerance in use. One strike and you're out!
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Drug Cheating is soooo 20th Century.
This century will surely be the preserve of the Blatant Gender Cheats if the 'progressives' have their way. |
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How does taking a diruetic help a ten pin bowler exactly because I'm a bit nonplussed about that?
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The diuretic is used as a masking agent for other types of drugs,in this sport likely to be some kind of beta blocker.
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It's very common the most high profile recent one was Luis Ortiz taking blood pressure medications without a TUE which masked the other drugs he was taking.
He of course argued he forgot the TUE for the blood pressure medication and wasn't taking anything else but everyone knows that's nonsense. |
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Oh OK, thank you for that Denzil. That does make sense if it covers up beta blocker use.
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Should have had 8 pints of lager to calm his nerves like Big Bill Werbeniuk.
Thinking about it, is alcohol now on the list of banned substances? |
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not the weirdest one ive see, that honour goes to a bridge player from norway I think, he got banned for failing a drugs test!
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/01/world-no1-bridge-player-suspended-after-failing-a-drugs-test-geir-helgemo
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bowling pins is much weirder. there's plenty of great drugs that at least momentarily enhance cognitive function
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There's always the old-fashioned fallback of sticking partly chewed gum to the soles of your opponents' shoes
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