A four-year ban was confirmed for Bernice Wilson, the British sprinter, after she lost an appeal against the sanction imposed following her positive test for two steroids.
The 27-year-old sprinter tested positive for excess levels of testosterone and for clenbuterol on 12 June.
From Guardian.co.uk:
An independent National Anti-Doping Panel handed out a four-year ban against which Wilson appealed, and UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) confirmed on Friday that she had lost her appeal.
UKAD's chief executive, Andy Parkinson, said: "We have successfully argued for a four-year ban, which demonstrates that UK Anti-Doping always seeks robust sanctions against athletes who look to cheat the system and betray those around them.
"This sends a strong message to anyone looking to dope in the UK and gives clean athletes the confidence that we are working hard on their behalf, within the framework of the World Anti-Doping Code, to protect their right to compete in doping-free sport."
The National Anti-Doping Panel said Wilson was an "experienced and senior athlete" who saw herself as a role model to younger athletes. "Far from admitting her guilt … she sought to blame other people," the panel said in its ruling.
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