The Belarusian shot putter Nadezya Ostapchuk won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. But she tested positive for a steroid. As a result, she forfeited the medal which was given to Valeria Adams of New Zealand.
Two tests manifested that a steroid’s metabolites presented in her urine samples.
When an athlete is caught administering any banned preparations, he/she is commonly sentenced to a suspension of two years. When it comes to Nadezya Ostapchuk, she received one-year suspension. Why was the sentence lighter? There were certain circumstances that proved the following aspect: Nadezya Ostapchuk didn’t take any forbidden preparation knowingly.
At the beginning the shot putter blamed his former coach. She claimed that he had sabotaged her sample.
The Belarusian National Anti-Doping Agency examined this case. The International Association of Athletic Federation assisted the investigation. It was defined that Yefimov was guilty. This person added powder of methenolone into food of the Belarusian shot putter during the last week before the 2012 Olympic Games. The coach reported that he had worried about Nadezya Ostapchuk. He thought that this steroid would help to win.
Actually, it is difficult to define why Yefimov has done it. He just caused the trouble.
Anti-doping officials accepted these affirmations. That’s why the Belarusian shot putter received just one-year suspension.
As for supporters of Valeria Adams, they didn’t believe that the Belarusian shot putter had not administered the steroid intentionally. They confirmed that Yefimov just put efforts to protect the shot putter. They confirmed that the Belarusian shot putter had taken steroids under recommendations of her coach.
If Nadezya Ostapchuk’s performance was amazing some months before the 2012 London Olympics, her coach had to be sure that she would win. Why did he worry about her performance?
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