The Belarusian shot putter Nadezya Ostapchuk won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. But she failed a drug test. As a result, she was stripped of the medal that was given to Valeria Adams of New Zealand.
Two tests displayed that a steroid’s metabolites presented in her urine samples.
If an athlete is caught taking any prohibited drugs, he/she is commonly sentenced to a ban of two years. When it comes to Nadezya Ostapchuk, she received one-year suspension. Why was the sentence lighter? There were several circumstances which proved the following aspect: Nadezya Ostapchuk didn’t administer any prohibited medication intentionally.
At the beginning the shot putter blamed his former coach. She confirmed that he had sabotaged her sample.
The Belarusian National Anti-Doping Agency investigated this case. The International Association of Athletic Federation also took part in the investigation. It was defined that Yefimov was guilty. This person put powder of methenolone into food of the shot putter during the last week before the 2012 London Olympics. The coach claimed that he had worried about Nadezya Ostapchuk. He thought that this steroid would help to win.
In fact, it is difficult to understand why Yefimov has done it. He only caused the problem.
Anti-doping agencies accepted these statements. That’s why the Belarusian shot putter received just one-year ban.
As for supporters of Valeria Adams, they didn’t believe that the Belarusian shot putter had not taken the steroid intentionally. They confirmed that Yefimov just tried to protect the shot putter. They claimed that the Belarusian shot putter had taken steroids under recommendations of her coach.
If Nadezya Ostapchuk’s performance was great several months before the 2012 London Olympics, her trainer had to be sure that she would win. Why did he worry about her performance?
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