Two more stars fall foul of doping tests

JOHN CAPEL and Natalya Sadova are the two biggest names to fall foul of competition drug tests carried out by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) this year.

Two more stars fall foul of doping tests
Wed, 23 Aug, 2006 - 01:00
David Martin

The IAAF revealed at their council meeting in Beijing that their controllers had carried out 1,532 tests up to June 30 this year — with 16 proving positive.

American Capel is a former world 200 metres gold medallist, while Sadova is the reigning Olympic discus champion.

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