What did Christos Volikakis say about the positive sample in the use of a prohibited substance.
Christos Volikakis denies the use of prohibited substances and is taking legal action for his vindication. On Friday evening, it became known that the Greek world champion was found positive in a re-check that was carried out and concerns the Rio Olympic Games.
The cyclist took the stand (pending the announcement of his sentence), posting on Twitter: “Reanalysis of samples collected during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) informs that the Greek rider Christos Volikakis has been notified of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) for Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) of the metabolite LGD-4033 (1) by the International Testing Agency (ITA) on behalf of of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
This AAF results from the reanalysis of a sample collected on 16 August 2016 during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
This reanalysis took place as part of the ITA’s reanalysis program on behalf of the IOC, focusing on samples collected during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. These reanalyses are an integral part of the comprehensive anti-doping program that conducted independently by the ITA on behalf of the IOC since 2018.
They enhance anti-doping efforts by serving as an additional anti-doping deterrent and by expanding the range of potential rule violations identified beyond the initial sample analysis. The reanalysis program allows further tests to be carried out based on updated information, in particular thanks to research or when detection methods evolve as a result of advances in scientific technology.
Under the World Anti-Doping Code, samples can be stored for 10 years after collection (extended from eight to 10 years after the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics), maintaining the same legal consequence in the event of reanalysis».
Some of my doping control urine tests and blood passport?? this is my answer??
Some of the checks I have passed, like the negative test in August 2016, with a biological passport all these years and with surprise checks in all parts of the world ?? until… pic.twitter.com/QumDBpplCH— Volikakis Christos (@VolikakisChris) March 16, 2024
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