Commonwealth Games Athlete Horace Dove-Edwin Fails Drug Test

Horace Dove-Edwin, the Sierra Leonean sprinter who won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, has failed a drugs test due to the presence of the anabolic steroid stanozolol in his system. This news comes as a shock to the sporting community, as Dove-Edwin was awarded an accolade from the Royal Commonwealth Society of Canada just 24 hours prior to the announcement of his failed test. The decision to ban him for four years is in line with International Amateur Athletic Federation rules, and he will not be allowed to participate in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.

Key Takeaways:

• Horace Dove-Edwin, a Sierra Leonean sprinter, tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol after winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.
• The failed test is the third instance of a positive doping result at the Games, with six athletes being thrown out over drugs.
• Dove-Edwin will be banned from the sport for four years and will not be allowed to participate in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
• Robert Foster, a Jamaican hurdler, and Godson Sawah, a Ghanaian boxer, have also been involved in doping scandals, with Foster being sent home for using the stimulant ephedrine and Sawah being stripped of his bantamweight medal for taking the diuretic furosemide.
• The International Amateur Athletic Federation rules require a four-year ban for athletes testing positive for banned substances.
• David Dixon, the English honorary secretary of the Games federation, expressed disappointment at the incident, stating that no satisfactory reason could be found for the presence of the substance.
• Dr. Geoffrey Haigh, the medical officer of the Federation, noted that the banned substance could be out of the system in 90 hours when taken orally, but could take four weeks to clear the system when administered through injections.

Statistics:

• 3: The number of athletes to have tested positive for drugs at the Commonwealth Games.
• 6: The total number of athletes to be thrown out of the Games over drugs.
• 4: The number of years that Horace Dove-Edwin will be banned from the sport.
• 1: The number of athletes banned from participating in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
• 1988: The year in which Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was banned from the sport after testing positive for stanozolol at the Seoul Olympics.

Sources:

• "Commonwealth Games Athlete Horace Dove-Edwin Fails Drug Test" by The Guardian, unknown date.