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Italian golfer suspended after failing drugs test
« on: August 01, 2007, 04:06:42 PM »



Italian golfer Alessandro Pissilli suspended after failing drugs test
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ROME: Italian golfer Alessandro Pissilli has been suspended after failing a drug test, the Italian Olympic Committee said Wednesday.

Pissilli, who plays on the Italian pro tour, tested positive for the banned diuretic Finasteride at the Omnium National Championship on June 29.

Pissilli has been suspended by the Italian Golf Federation and could face a two-year ban if found guilty of a doping violation.

His local golf club in Florence released a statement later Wednesday, defending him and saying that he had informed authorities at the time of the test that he had taken the drug for almost two years to treat a prostate problem.

Golf has come under increased pressure from the World Anti-Doping Agency to introduce random drug testing after South African veteran Gary Player claimed at the British Open last month that some golfers were taking performance-enhancing drugs.

Finasteride is also used to treat hair loss but can mask steroid use, and has been at the center of several recent doping cases.

American skeleton slider Zach Lund missed the 2006 Turin Olympics because of a one-year doping suspension triggered by his use of the drug. He was later cleared of wrongdoing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

French runner Nordine Gezzar and former Premier League soccer player Stan Lazaridis of Australia have also tested positive for Finasteride.
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Re: Italian golfer suspended after failing drugs test
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2007, 04:47:36 PM »

His local golf club in Florence released a statement later Wednesday, defending him and saying that he had informed authorities at the time of the test that he had taken the drug for almost two years to treat a prostate problem.

A right *8==>* Pounder if you will.

One down Gary, nine to go.
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Re: Italian golfer suspended after failing drugs test
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2007, 07:08:25 PM »

I'm afraid to even try and pronounce that last name.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2007, 11:37:56 AM »

I'm afraid to even try and pronounce that last name.

 Shocked hehe, I hadn't even noticed his name. Grin
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