Russian neutral athlete Georgy Margiev took third place in the T47 class of the high jump competition. The winner in the high jump was American Roderick Townsend, who failed the anti-doping test.
Now read carefully. In November 2023 city A sample containing traces of capromorelin was passed, which is included in the list of prohibited substances of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), but not directly, but as a substance with a similar effect. In addition, the drug is used in veterinary medicine for weight problems in dogs and cats.
Until 2017, capromorelin was also prescribed to people to improve coordination, something that the astute Roderick apparently knew all too well.
And when they tied him up, he… Are you sure you’re ready to continue reading? In short, the jumper told the strict anti-doping fighters a sad story of life and death. They say that the dog was prescribed capromorelin to maintain his appetite. And the guy injected the life-giving substance into the dog orally through a syringe. But something went wrong and the dog died.
Of course, the extremely upset African-American decided to keep the syringe in memory of the Spitz and put it (the syringe – YP) in a visible place. And after a while, Roderick needed to take an oral liquid form of vitamin D.
But the professional athlete, multiple winner of the most prestigious tournaments, of course, did not have a syringe in his package. So he… used an unwrapped family dog relic. I poured some “vitamin” on my tongue and started to exercise, barking…
Pinocchio from the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) shed seven tears while listening to the dog breeder. They write that by the end of the meeting everyone was crying. As a result, the board unanimously understood and forgave the capromorelinist narrator. Townsend flew to Paris, where he took first place. And WADA, which has been burning Russian elite sports with napalm for a year, did not even squeal.
This is the story of how Roderick had a dog… And we wouldn’t be too surprised if one of the American champions was found to have a dose of “equine pathogen” in his blood. A title-winning nation can do anything…
