ATHLETES who protest their innocence after testing positive for the banned steroid nandrolone could have a fresh chance to clear their names. A new test distinguishes between manufactured nandrolone and that produced naturally in the body.
Some athletes undoubtedly take nandrolone, which helps build muscle. But the frequency at which athletes fail tests for the substance has raised doubts about their accuracy (Â鶹´«Ã½, 14 August 1999, p 4). In 1999, British sprinter Linford Christie tested positive for nandrolone and the Dutch footballer Jaap Stam served a ban after failing a test last year.
In the body, nandrolone breaks…
