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.
Finnegan’s results in the race - second place and a silver medal -are automatically disqualified in accordance with the Irish anti-doping rules.
Her results in her subsequent competition at the World Masters Championships are also disqualified - a third place and a bronze medal in the 400 metres race on March 6, 2010.
