Felix Sturm, till vänster. (Roland Weihrauch / TT / NTB Scanpix)

Tysk världsmästare i boxning fast i dopningstest

Tyske boxaren Felix Sturm, som har WBA:s världsmästarbälte i supermellanvikt, har åkt fast för dopning.
37-åringen testade positivt för den anabola steroiden stanozolol efter segern mot ryssen Fedor Tjudinov i februari.
Sturm själv säger sig vara chockad.
– Jag svär att jag inte medvetet tagit något sådant medel, säger han enligt tyska tidningen Bild.

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Felix Sturm
Wikipedia (en)
Adnan Ćatić (born 31 January 1979), best known as Felix Sturm, is a German professional boxer. He is the current WBA (Super) super-middleweight champion and a former IBF, WBO and WBA middleweight champion.
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Stanozolol
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Stanozolol, commonly sold under the name Winstrol (oral) and Winstrol Depot (intramuscular), is a synthetic anabolic steroid derived from dihydrotestosterone. It was developed by Winthrop Laboratories (Sterling Drug) in 1962, and has been approved by the FDA for human use. Unlike most injectable anabolic steroids, stanozolol is not esterified and is sold as an aqueous suspension, or in oral tablet form. The drug has a high oral bioavailability, due to a C17 α-alkylation which allows the hormone to survive first-pass liver metabolism when ingested. It is because of this that stanozolol is also sold in tablet form. Stanozolol has been used in both animal and human patients for a number of conditions. In humans, it has been demonstrated to be successful in treating anaemia and hereditary angioedema. Veterinarians may prescribe the drug to improve muscle growth, red blood cell production, increase bone density and stimulate the appetite of debilitated or weakened animals. Stanozolol is one of the anabolic steroids commonly used as performance-enhancing drugs and is banned from use in sports competition under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and many other sporting bodies. Additionally, stanozolol has been used in US horse racing.
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