A Different Doping Incident
Doping is a serious issue in the world of sports. Players are suspended and professional lives can be ruined when caught in a doping offense.
No sport is immune. As evidenced by a recent incident.
Recently a tennis player was caught by the International Tennis Federation when she tested positive for terbutaline. Israeli tennis player Ilanit Fridman tested positive at an event in London last week and was suspended for one month.
Did I mention that Fridman is in a wheelchair?
Yes, that’s correct. The ITF suspended a wheelchair tennis player for testing positive for a substance that was prescribed to her from a doctor. It turns out that terbutaline is an ingredient in Fridman’s asthma medication.
I do agree with the suspension because Fridman did take a substance that is on the ITF’s banned list. However, she did not get the proper “Therapeutic Use Exemption” that is necessary when legally taking such a substance. Ignorance isn’t an excuse, as has been supported in other recent doping cases.
My big problem is with how the ITF handled the situation. They publicized it, even going so far as to issue a press release about the incident. Why publicize a doping incident that involves an ignorant wheelchair player? Even though they were in the right (in my opinion) doesn’t this somewhat tarnish the ITF’s overall reputation?
No sport is immune. As evidenced by a recent incident.
Recently a tennis player was caught by the International Tennis Federation when she tested positive for terbutaline. Israeli tennis player Ilanit Fridman tested positive at an event in London last week and was suspended for one month.
Did I mention that Fridman is in a wheelchair?
Yes, that’s correct. The ITF suspended a wheelchair tennis player for testing positive for a substance that was prescribed to her from a doctor. It turns out that terbutaline is an ingredient in Fridman’s asthma medication.
I do agree with the suspension because Fridman did take a substance that is on the ITF’s banned list. However, she did not get the proper “Therapeutic Use Exemption” that is necessary when legally taking such a substance. Ignorance isn’t an excuse, as has been supported in other recent doping cases.
My big problem is with how the ITF handled the situation. They publicized it, even going so far as to issue a press release about the incident. Why publicize a doping incident that involves an ignorant wheelchair player? Even though they were in the right (in my opinion) doesn’t this somewhat tarnish the ITF’s overall reputation?
posted by IUAngelini at
11:22 AM
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IUAngelini, at 6:34 PM
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