Well, looks like the Honolulu Marathon's reputation has been tainted. The women's winner, Lyubov Denisova, tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Her excuse? She ordered a dietary supplement via the internet which turned out to be on the list of banned drugs. Duh. So she's banned from ever competing in the Honolulu Marathon again and the elite runners in the Marathon will now have to be tested for drugs.
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Her manager, Andrey Baranov, says Denisova cleared half a dozen drug tests in 2006 and that she only started taking this new drug at the beginning of the year. He says she made a mistake by ordering a supplement over the Internet.
"She was 100 percent sure it was legal and it never even occurred to her mind she was using this," said Baranov. "She found out this only after she tested positive."
"The best they can say is they are stupid," Barahal responded. "I mean, I don't what I am putting in my body? What kind of world class athlete in any sport just puts stuff in their body?"
"She was 100 percent sure it was legal and it never even occurred to her mind she was using this," said Baranov. "She found out this only after she tested positive."
"The best they can say is they are stupid," Barahal responded. "I mean, I don't what I am putting in my body? What kind of world class athlete in any sport just puts stuff in their body?"
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