![I often get asked why some drugs are banned in sport and others aren’t. Here’s a quick run down and an update on the World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List 2018. […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC03440-B2-640x400.jpg "Why are some drugs banned in sport? WADA Prohibited list")
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Load More...Looks like he won substantial damages for a ban relating to a non prohibited substance. Always an odd case this one.. #sakho #doping
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mamadou-sakho-wada-doping-liverpool-crystal-palace-b1591887.htmlCrystal Palace’s Mamadou Sakho sues Wada for £13m over drugs-test error.
Was the drug detected, higenamine, banned at the time (it is named on the list now)? Not all labs were testing for it. Shows the complications of the current prohibited list.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/24/crystal-palace-mamadou-sakho-sues-wada-for-13m-over-drugs-test-error-liverpool?CMP=share_btn_twYou said… what?
Dr Tom Bassindale on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
Thanks Christiaan, I agree it is a real thing, it looks like China and Mexico have a particular issue, amongst…Christiaan Bartlett on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
The contaminated meat causing clenbuterol positives is a real thing: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2011-10/wada-withdraws-cas-appeal-in-case-of-mexican-footballers but as you say this exoneration maybe only possible…Dr Tom Bassindale on Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
20th Feb 17
Thanks Bob, a useful example for our students of the importance of getting it right or holding your hand up…
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Tramadol – why is it not banned in sport?
Tramadol, a synthetic opioid painkilling drug is not banned in sport under World Anti Doping Agency regulations. It is however, rather controversial. Over the past five or so years there have been […]
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![Tramadol, a synthetic opioid painkilling drug is not banned in sport under World Anti Doping Agency regulations. It is however, rather controversial. Over the past five or so years there have been […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/4032015831_5935c6e7ea_b-115x115.jpg "Tramadol – why is it not banned in sport?")
Tramadol – why is it not banned in sport?
Posted on October 19, 2017 | No CommentsTramadol, a synthetic opioid painkilling drug is not banned in sport under World Anti Doping Agency regulations. It is however, rather controversial. Over the past five or so years there have been […] -
![I often get asked why some drugs are banned in sport and others aren’t. Here’s a quick run down and an update on the World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List 2018. […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC03440-B2-115x115.jpg "Why are some drugs banned in sport? WADA Prohibited list")
Why are some drugs banned in sport? WADA Prohibited list
Posted on October 2, 2017 | No CommentsI often get asked why some drugs are banned in sport and others aren’t. Here’s a quick run down and an update on the World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List 2018. […] -
![Last year I supervised a final year student, Alistair Bucknell, for his research project. We decided to look at the use of drones in forensic investigations and any affect they may […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DSC07187-B3-115x115.jpg "Drones and Textile Evidence – A guest blog")
Drones and Textile Evidence – A guest blog
Posted on September 14, 2017 | No CommentsLast year I supervised a final year student, Alistair Bucknell, for his research project. We decided to look at the use of drones in forensic investigations and any affect they may […] -
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Doping and AntiDoping, Pure Doublethink – Icarus Film Review
Posted on June 11, 2017 | No CommentsFilm Review – Icarus by Brian Fogle I was fortunate to be given a pass to go to DocFest to see the film Icarus, by Brian Fogle. On Tuesday 13/6/17 I […] -
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Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
Posted on April 3, 2017 | 2 CommentsThis blog post has been written after seeing many comments on a footballers drug test results and also the news that some Jamaicans had low levels of clenbuterol detected in their […] -
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Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
Posted on February 19, 2017 | 4 CommentsLast month the UK’s Forensic Science Regulator, Gillian Tully, warned that the cuts to forensic science provision in the UK could lead to miscarriages of justice. I doubt she thought a major case […]
