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        "msgid": "fina-to-lift-ban-on-two-swimmers-1447893297",
        "date": "2000-04-27 00:00:00",
        "title": "FINA to lift ban on two swimmers",
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        "source": "AP",
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        "summary": "FINA to lift ban on two swimmers LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): World swimming's governing body said on Tuesday it is ready to lift the four-year suspensions given to two swimmers who tested positive for nandrolone, citing new evidence that the steroid could have been present in meat they consumed. Any roll-back of the suspension could have wider implications for the numerous cases of positive nandrolone findings among elite athletes.",
        "content": "<p>FINA to lift ban on two swimmers<\/p>\n<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP): World swimming's governing body<br>\nsaid on Tuesday it is ready to lift the four-year suspensions<br>\ngiven to two swimmers who tested positive for nandrolone, citing<br>\nnew evidence that the steroid could have been present in meat<br>\nthey consumed.<\/p>\n<p>Any roll-back of the suspension could have wider implications<br>\nfor the numerous cases of positive nandrolone findings among<br>\nelite athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Long-distance swimmers David Mecca-Medina of Spain and Igor<br>\nMajcen of Slovenia were suspended in August, 1999, by FINA after<br>\ntesting positive for the steroid.<\/p>\n<p>The two subsequently lost an appeal against the ban on Feb. 29<br>\nin the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.<\/p>\n<p>The swimmers argued that the positive tests came after they<br>\nate meat of uncastrated pigs in a local dish called \"sarapatel\"<br>\nbefore an open-water meet in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Tuesday, FINA said lawyers for Mecca-Medina and<br>\nMajcen offered evidence that recent tests carried out in Belgium<br>\nshowed three volunteers had eaten a meal of boar meat and<br>\nsubsequently showed signs of nandrolone metabolites.<\/p>\n<p>FINA said the results \"warrant further examinations which may<br>\nlead to a review\" of the suspensions.<\/p>\n<p>FINA said the lawyers for the two swimmers would file a<br>\n\"revision petition\" with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. FINA<br>\nsaid if the CAS agreed to review the case the bans would be<br>\ntemporarily lifted.<\/p>\n<p>FINA said the International Olympic Committee's Medical<br>\nCommission would be asked to conduct further tests.<\/p>\n<p>FINA said it had agreed to the review to \"contribute to fair<br>\nexperiments in order to remove any possible uncertainties with<br>\nregar to finds of nandrolone metabolites.\"<\/p>\n<p>Nandrolone, a common steroid that has been available for<br>\ndecades and is easily detectable in standard urine tests,<br>\nproduced a total of 343 positive cases across all sports last<br>\nyear.<\/p>\n<p>Among the high-profile athletes who have tested positive for<br>\nnandrolone are former Olympic 100-meter champion Linford<br>\nChristie, former world 200-meter champion Merlene Ottey and<br>\nformer Olympic 5,000-meter gold medalist Dieter Baumann.<\/p>\n<p>In March, track and field's world governing body announced it<br>\nwould carry out research to determine whether food supplements or<br>\nherbal preparations can trigger positive tests for nandrolone.<\/p>",
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