Outdoor Track and Field on Flotrack 2013Mar 22, 2013 by Mitch Kastoff
Turkish Olympic 1500m Champion Reportedly Tests Positive
Turkish Olympic 1500m Champion Reportedly Tests Positive
Turkey’s Asli Cakir Alptekin, who was the gold medalist in the 1500m at the London Olympics, has been named by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as one of the eight athletes who have tested positive for a banned substance, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and WADA have not confirmed the report.
If the unconfirmed results are upheld, then Alptekin would face a lifetime ban as this would be her second doping violation. Alptekin already served a two-year doping ban after testing positive at the 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships.
After the 1500m final, Alptekin explained that she and her compatriot Gamze Bulut, who took silver, managed to take the first two medal sports due to “Turkish power.”
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and WADA have not confirmed the report.
IAAF DOES NOT confirm positive of Asli Cakir Alptekin being reported in media. This is NOT an official announcement from IAAF.
— IAAF.org (@iaaforg) March 22, 2013
If the unconfirmed results are upheld, then Alptekin would face a lifetime ban as this would be her second doping violation. Alptekin already served a two-year doping ban after testing positive at the 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships.
After the 1500m final, Alptekin explained that she and her compatriot Gamze Bulut, who took silver, managed to take the first two medal sports due to “Turkish power.”
Asli Cakir Alptekin called it "Turkish power" when she won Olympic 1500m. Turns out it was drugs. ow.ly/jjznl
— Jason Henderson (@Jason_AW) March 22, 2013
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