Athlete Finnegan stripped of silver medal after positive doping test
The Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has ruled that athlete Geraldine Finnegan has committed an anti-doping rule violation.
Athletics Ireland and the Irish Sports Council have announced the panel found that, contrary to Article 2.1 of the Irish Anti-Doping Rules, the presence of prohibited substance ephedrine was found in a sample of the athlete’s urine collected during testing after the 60 metres hurdles race at the World Masters Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada on March 5, 2010.