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US Track & Field Athlete, Spearmon, Accepts sanction for rule violation

Larry EderbyLarry Eder
September 20, 2014
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Updated from EME News, September 20…

INDIANAPOLIS (USA): USATF has announced that top US sprinter and World medalist Wallace Spearmon has received a three month suspension due to a positive test for a banned substance. The three time World 200m medaIllist tested positive for the corticosteroid Methylprednisolone at the Edmonton International Classic meet on July 6. The 29 year old said “I was not trying to cheat, I made a mistake,” and promised to give as much information as possible about the case. He said that the drug was administered by his physician, Dr Mark Bonner, to help him deal with seasonal allergies and sinus infections. He said that the drug was administered on June 10, but it was not detected by a doping test at the USA Championships on June 29. He said that he thinks that the increased use of his inhaler before the Edmonton race caused the positive reading.



Wallace Spearmon’s fascinating series of tweets a week ago, noting that he will upset some of his fans and he was sorry about it has been answered with this USADA release,which showed up at end of day on Friday, September 19.


Sources note that said athlete perhaps had not provided USADA with prescription note for drug used to relieve pain with allergies. Without note, sanctions come quickly from USADA and WADA, the guardians of all things clean in athletics. 

Lesson number 106: If elite athletes don’t want sanctions, follow the ever increasing amount of protocols from USADA and WADA. 

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Wallace Spearmon, photo by PhotoRun.net

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US TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE, SPEARMON, ACCEPTS SANCTION FOR RULE VIOLATION

Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 19, 2014)- USADA announced today that Wallace Spearmon, Jr., of Fayetteville, Ark., an athlete in the sport of track & field, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a three-month sanction for his rule violation.

Spearmon, 29, tested positive for Methylprednisolone as the result of an in-competition urine sample collected at the Edmonton International Track Classic on July 6, 2014. Methylprednisolone is a glucocorticosteroid prohibited in-competition under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing (the “Protocol”) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (“IAAF”) Anti-Doping Rules, both of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code (“Code”) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (“WADA”) Prohibited List. Glucocorticosteroids are classified as a Specified Substance, and therefore the presence of Methylprednisolone in an athlete’s sample can result in a reduced sanction.
 
After a thorough review of the case, including Spearmon’s medical records, USADA has accepted Spearmon’s explanation that the Methylprednisolone was not being used in an effort to enhance his performance and that he was taking the prescribed medication in a therapeutic dose under the care of a physician. USADA can grant a Therapeutic Use Exemption (“TUE”) in situations where an athlete has a legitimate medical need to use a substance or method listed on the WADA Prohibited List; however, Spearmon failed to apply for a TUE prior to using the medication.

Spearmon’s three-month period of ineligibility began on August 27, 2014, the date he accepted a provisional suspension. In addition, Spearmon has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to July 6, 2014, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.

In an effort to aid athletes, as well as all support team members such as parents and coaches, in understanding the rules applicable to them, USADA provides comprehensive instruction on its website on the testing process and prohibited substances, how to obtain permission to use a necessary medication, and the risks and dangers of taking supplements as well as performance-enhancing and recreational drugs. In addition, the agency manages a drug reference hotline, Drug Reference Online (www.GlobalDRO.com), conducts educational sessions with National Governing Bodies and their athletes, and proactively distributes a multitude of educational materials, such as the Prohibited List, easy-reference wallet cards, periodic newsletters, and protocol and policy reference documentation.

USADA is responsible for the testing and results management process for athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, and is equally dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.

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    Larry Eder has had a 50-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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