Published: July 29, 2019
The adverse finding damns all parties – including the athlete, Swimming Australia and Asada
“It could be meat, it could be mushrooms, it could be anything. It could be something in a bottle.” This was the explanation offered by Shayna Jack’s manager, Phil Stoneman, as to the possible source of inadvertent contamination that saw the talented Australian swimmer return a positive drug test for the proscribed substance Ligandrol.
For the 20-year-old athlete at the centre of the furore it’s a nightmarish scenario. Following Commonwealth gold, and on the cusp of possible world championship success, irrespective of the ultimate finding of guilt or innocence, the spectre of drug-cheating will stalk any future success.
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