EThe clostebol that tested positive for the world No. 1 in men’s tennis, Jannik Sinner, – although not suspended – is a product that has a long path in the fight against doping.
The Clostebol is an anabolic steroid. It is a drug belonging to the group of so-called corticosteroids or corticosteroids. This substance is found , for example, in creams aimed at accelerating wound healing – This is the case admitted by The Sinner-as well as other skin diseases such as abrasions, burns, dryness or radiation dermatitis.
But this principle also improves performance. It was, for example, in Oral turinabol which was the basis of the doping program in the former GDR From the late 60’s to the whole of the Berlin Wall. The independent court Tennis Safety Unit However, it was considered that the amount contained in the Seine organismR was not enough for that.
Clostebol was already a component of the doping systems of the GDR
There are Documented cases of the effects of clostebol in samples from people who did not come into direct contact with the substance, But it comes from the presence of Swallowed meat of animals that feed on this substance. It is also found in medical products related to gynecological care. There are situations in which One of the individuals tested positive after having sex with a partner who was using the drug.
Norwegian skier Therese Juhaug He tested positive for clostebol from the use of Lip Cream With this component. His defense did not prevent The court of Arbitration for Sport will settle the case with an 18-month sentence I banned him from participating in the Pyeongchang Games. The Costa Rican Paralympic athlete Sherman Getty also tested positive for clostebol in 2019. He claims that it is due to a component of A spray drug that we use to heal a wound in the ear, He was suspended for two years.
Also the Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero His test result was positive during 2022 Beijing Winter Games By clostebol for use Ointment for the treatment of cuts caused by Batten. She was punished With AO but AMA sansin resorted Looking for that to go on. He can’t compete at the moment.
There is, on the other hand, the case that Giacomo Naldi, It was the wrong physical therapist who applied the spray that tested positive for it Several years of work in the Virtus Bologna basketball team, Where at least were given A situation similar to that of a sinner With the same material. The spray , according to itya’s profile, was purchased by Umberto Ferreira, The physical trainer of The Sinner.