Latest anti-doping news from around the world:

Amateur Bermuda cyclists Conor White, 26, and Kaden Hopkins, 25, were finally awarded upgraded medals from the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games after a pro rider’s doping ban was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport

31 year-old Colombian pro Miguel Angel Lopez won the time trial and placed second in the road race, but was banned for 4 years in 2023 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) for use and possession of the Testosterone increasing drug Menotropin. López’s results since May 2022, including the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, have been stripped.

White’s medal in the time trial was upgraded to silver, while Hopkins picked up a road race bronze after originally placing fourth.

As is often the case with post-race reshuffling of results due to doping, Hopkins offered these poignant thoughts to The Royal Gazette news: “The problem right now is we care and Bermuda will care, but in terms of our careers nobody else will care about something that happened two years ago. It’s such a shame that at the time of the results I did not receive any acknowledgement. When I was searching for a team last year, it would have been nice to have that result on my record to potentially gain more interest.”

Also:

The International Testing Agency (ITA) reports Iraqi triathlete Baqer Idress, 25, has been banned until 7 September 2027 after testing positive for the prohibited substances Prednisone and Prenisolone on 11 November 2023 at the Asia Triathlon Sprint Championships held in Saudi Arabia.

The UCI has banned 24 year-old Brazilian cyclist Vinicius Rangel Costa (SWIFT PRO CYCLING) 20 months after he committed a WADA Article 2.4 violation: missing required out-of-competition information or anti-doping tests three times in 12 months. Although Vinicius spent 3 years racing in Europe at the top level for Movistar before returning to home to join a local semi-pro team, he stated on Instagram that he is still trying to figure out anti-doping procedures, “For issues completely out of my control, and also due to difficulties with language and communication in a system that I am still learning to handle, I ended up being fined by the ICU for failures in location controls.”

Italian Anti-Doping (NADO Italia) announced 18 year-old Ginerva Di Girolamo allegedly tested positive for Clostebol and has been provisonally suspended. Recently the junior women’s racer finished 56th at GP Team 9 San Felice 1893 race in July.

Note: Provisionally suspended athletes are presumed innocent until an anti-doping court hears their case and renders a verdict, but in the meantime they are not allowed to participate in sport in any capacity.

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