The Chinese have a history of testing positive
Questions over the performance of Ye Shiwen come after a string of Chinese swimmers tested positive for doping in recent years. China won 12 of the 16 women’s titles at the 1994 world championships in Rome but these achievements were sullied less than a month later when seven Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drugs … [Read the full story]
Tour de France champion banned for one year for taking drugs
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has received a one-year-ban from the Spanish Cycling Federation for his positive drugs test from the 2010 Tour de France, his spokesperson announced. The 28-year-old had been informed of his punishment by the federation earlier with the body refusing to say what it had recommended, leaving it to the … [Read the full story]
