Hendricken has two-year doping ban confirmed

IRISH middle distance runner Geraldine Hendricken has been banned from competition for two years, following confirmation last night that she tested positive for banned substances.

Athletics Ireland confirmed the ban last night and in a statement said that on February 10 last, an out-of-competition dope test was conducted on Hendricken, one of the its athletes.

“The sample provided was tested in the IOC-accredited laboratory in Kings College, London. The Laboratory reported that the sample contained 19-norandrosterone, a metabolite of a banned substance.