Darren Matsumotos avstängning

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Nu är han avstängd av USAPL tills han har betalt de 500 € som de betalade till IPF i samband med hans dopingärende.

Tydligen så fanns det Octopamine i den kreatinprodukt han använde. Han blev testad på de amerikanske veteranmästerskapen, men tydligen kör inte USAPL en full WADA/IOC-screening på testerna om inte lyftaren sätter VR. Då hittade de inte octopaminet så han trodde att det var OK. Sen åkte han dit på veteran-VM.

Hela hans fall har hanterats mycket klumpigt och tråkigt. Han erkände med en gång och var beredd att ta avstängningen (1 år är tydligen praxis för oktopamin).

Läs hela storyn här: http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/8654

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Det kanske har löst sig. Han mailade Jon som la upp detta på Powerliftingwatch:

Larry Maile and I had a conversation about the details leading to my post today. It was decided to work it out rather than drag it out over the forum. After that conversation, I requested that the item be taken down from Powerlifting Watch. A lot of it was due to miscommunication, misinformation and basically not knowing on my part. All i wanted to do was clear my name off the USAPL suspended list and things got out of hand. So basically, if i had known what Larry had posted in the beginning, all of this could and would have been avoided.

I owned up to my responsibility, never tried to run from it or think I was immune from the consequences. Had I known or been informed by Larry that i was not supposed to compete, I would not have. Every one that i talked to, including Johnny Graham and Robert Keller assumed that it was OK to compete. I never told Johnny that I was OK to go in 6 months. I never demanded to be refunded, or refused to pay the fine that was wished upon me. I just wanted my name cleared off the suspension list... end of story!

Aloha,

Darren Matsumoto