The cough medicine used by Victoria Carl contained a forbidden substance.
Victoria Carl anchored for the German message team bronze in the Trondheim World Championships in March. Pasi Liesimaa
German cross -country Olympic winner Victoria Carl has given a positive doping sample of Klenbuterol.
The German Ski Association announced this on Wednesday.
Carlin is said to have used a cough medicine, which the doctor had prescribed him on March 26, after his last race in the soldiers’ World Championships.
The German Ski Association says that Carlin has suffered from bronchitis, which was why he was prescribed for him.
What kind of substance?
Clenbuterol is one of beta-2 agonists, a drug group that treats asthma and other lung diseases. The ethical center of Finnish sports Suek In some countries, the substance is used to treat asthma. Dopinglink According to the substance, the substance is mainly used in veterinary medicine.
The use of the substance relaxes, among other things, smooth muscles in the bronchi.
Klenbuterol also has anabolic or tissue -growing effect. Thus, it may be used as a doping agent to help increase muscle mass and burn fat.
The substance has been unfortunate in the cycling world, for example. Spanish is remembered as the most prominent folk Alberto Contador.
Contador won the French around 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Source: Doping link