Swimsuit Katsuhiro Matsumoto No violation of prohibited substances detected by doping test August 27, 15:18
Katsuo Matsumoto, who won a silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle men's swimming race last year, found that a prohibited substance was detected in a doping test received in February this year. It was. It is said that the International Federation of Swimming has decided that it is not a violation because it was mixed from food etc.
According to the Japan Swimming Federation, Matsumoto says that in the doping test conducted by the International Water Federation in Mexico in the training camp in February this time, Clenbuterol banned from use by the World Anti-Doping Organization because it has a muscle strengthening effect. That means that the substance was detected.
When Matsumoto reported the contents of the meal during the training camp in response to the inspection result, the International Water Federation found that the amount of banned substances detected was very small, so it was mixed in at the time of meals, so it was a doping violation. It means that I decided not to hit.
Clenbuterol has been used in Mexico and other countries to grow livestock, and there have been cases of detection caused by diet, and the World Anti-Doping Organization and others are calling attention.
According to the Japan Swimming Federation, "Many athletes camp in Mexico for high-altitude training. We would like to consider measures to prevent similar cases."