Bloodgate Short

I'm posting this here for future classroom use. It is a Sky Sports Short on "Bloodgate" - some great footage here. (HT Alex)

A List of Elite Athletes Falsely Accused of Doping

There are enough cases of elite athletes falsely accused of doping that I thought I'd start a list. The list below includes cases where the evidence is strongly suggestive, at least, that the athlete was falsely accused by WADA (or other organizations) of having violated the provisions of the WADA Code.

Below I list the athlete, the sport and the drug that the evidence suggests that the athlete was falsely accused of taking. Click on the athletes name for supporting information. I welcome any comments or suggestions to the list.

• Mamadou Sakho (France, football, Higenamine)
• Kusal Perera (India, cricket, 19-Norandrostenedione)
• Paola Pliego (Mexico, fencing, modafinil)
• Andrus Veerpalu (Estonia, Nordic skiing, recombinant human growth hormone)
• Erik Tysse (Norway, race walking, rEPO)
• Steven Colvert (Ireland, athletics, rEPO)
• Hossam Ghaly (Egypt, football, nandrolone)
• Samir Ibrahim Ali Hassan (UAE, football, nandrolone)
• Hassan Tir (UAE, football, nandrolone)
• Al Kowaibki (Saudi Arabia, football, nandrolone)
• Pedro Solberg (Brazil, beach volleyball, testosterone)
• Diana Taurasi (US, basketball, modafinil)
• Monique Coker (US, basketball, modafinil)
• Deco (Portugal, football, hydrochlorothiazide and tamoxifen)

The consequences to an elite athlete of being falsely accused of doping can be career ending. I will update this list as warranted.