Brazilian 10k and 5k record holder tests positive for EPO at Pan Am Games

Da Silva was mentioned in the "Daegu Dropouts" thread. I can't read the Portuguese myself-

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4180021&page=3

Fooling around with Google translate, it looks like the Portuguese comments in the earlier thread said da Silva had been suspended once for testing positive for Oxilofrine and dropped out of World Cross claiming she twisted her ankle she had won the South American Cross Country championship.

^after

They were busted for test taken earlier not tests AT the Pan Am Games.

Athletics starts 23 oct.

yeah, she has "trained" very hard...ouch

I hate Cheaters. Anyone can run these times if you give them EPO and other drugs. Even though these times are great; the simple fact is that its wrong to cheat. I think that every athlete should be tested, even me, I'm tired of cheaters and i have no respect for them!

also says that she's trained by the same coach who coaches Marilson Gomes dos Santos

1111111111111 wrote:

also says that she's trained by the same coach who coaches Marilson Gomes dos Santos

That's what I was afraid of (any sort of link to Dos Santos)

It makes you looks a little harder at Dos Santos and his "surprising" wins. Here's some coverage of NY in 2006-

"Brazilian Surges Ahead to Surprise the Field"

"Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil unexpectedly ran alone for the final seven miles of the New York City Marathon yesterday."

"Gomes encountered no such obstruction yesterday as he won his New York debut in 2 hours 9 minutes 58 seconds, becoming the first South American to win the race and upsetting a group of favored African challengers who appeared not to take him seriously enough."

“To win the marathon, you have to have courage,” Gomes said. “Today, I had the courage to go in front and win.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/sports/sportsspecial/06men.html?pagewanted=all

Dos Santos also holds the Brazilian 5000m and 10000m records (along with some others) according to the wikipedia link in the 1st post.

bring food with you. wrote:

They were busted for test taken earlier not tests AT the Pan Am Games.

Athletics starts 23 oct.

Looks like the tests were from the same race in August where she set the area record for the 10k:

The 27-year-old 5,000 and 10,000 metres runner was declared positive for EPO in September in tests taken at the Brazil Cup meeting in Sao Paulo in August when she set Brazilian and South American records of 31 minutes 16.56 in the longer distance.

The CAB received notification on Friday that the B sample, examined nine days ago, was also positive.

This is official statement from the Brazilian confederation:

http://www.cbat.org.br/noticias/noticia.asp?news=5079

CBAt comunica suspensão provisória da atleta Simone Alves da Silva

14|10|2011 - 15:55 | Da CBAt

Manaus - A Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo lamenta informar que o laboratório credenciado pela WADA/IAAF, com sede em Montreal, Canadá, comunicou a esta entidade, no dia 02 de setembro de 2011, que identificou, na amostra de urina "A" da atleta SIMONE ALVES DA SILVA (Registro CBAt nº 17162-SP), coletada no dia 03 de agosto de 2011, na cidade de São Paulo, SP, durante o XXX Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, a presença da substância proibida Eritropoetina Recombinante (EPO).

Em conformidade com o disposto nas normas da WADA/IAAF, a atleta foi comunicada em 05 de setembro de 2011 do resultado analítico adverso na amostra "A" de sua urina, coletada no evento acima, pela CBAt, tendo apresentado suas justificativas em 12 de setembro de 2011, solicitando a abertura da contraprova (amostra "B") de sua urina, a qual foi aberta pelo laboratório acima citado em 05 de outubro de 2011, tendo a CBAt recebido no dia de hoje, 14 de outubro de 2011, o resultado da análise da amostra "B" que confirmou o resultado da Amostra "A". Desta forma, as justificativas da atleta não foram aceitas pela entidade, tendo a confederação comunicado à atleta no dia de hoje este fato, considerando o resultado analítico adverso como infração de dopagem, em conformidade com as Normas da WADA/IAAF. A CBAt emitiu Portaria suspendendo a atleta provisoriamente a partir desta data, tendo a mesma 14 dias a contar de hoje, para solicitar o seu julgamento pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) da CBAt, ainda em conformidade com as Regras da IAAF.

A CBAt comunica, ainda, que solicitou nesta data ao Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro o cancelamento da inscrição da atleta nos Jogos Desportivos Pan-Americanos - Guadalajara 2011.

Manaus, 14 de outubro de 2011

Martinho Nobre dos Santos

Superintendente Técnico

Google translates it like this:

CBAt announces temporary suspension of the athlete Simone Alves da Silva

14 | 10 | 2011 - 15:55 | From CBAt

Manaus - The Brazilian Athletics Confederation regrets to inform that the laboratory accredited by WADA / IAAF, based in Montreal, Canada, announced this entity on 02 September 2011, which identified in urine sample "A" player Simone Alves da Silva (Record CBAt No. 17162-SP), collected on August 3, 2011, in São Paulo, during the XXX Brazil Trophy Box Athletics, the presence of prohibited substance recombinant erythropoietin (EPO).

In accordance with the rules of the WADA / IAAF, the athlete was notified on 5 September 2011 of the adverse analytical finding in the "A" sample of his urine, collected at the event above for CBAt and presented their justifications on 12 September 2011, requesting the opening of the rebuttal (sample "B") in your urine, which was opened by the laboratory mentioned above on October 05, 2011, having CBAt received today, October 14, 2011, the outcome of the "B" sample confirmed the result of sample "a". Thus, the justification of the athlete were not accepted by the entity, and the confederation communicated to the athlete in today this fact, considering the adverse analytical finding as a breach of doping, in accordance with the Standards of the WADA / IAAF. The CBAt issued Executive Order suspending the athlete provisionally as of this date, having the same 14 days from today, to request his trial by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) of CBAt, still in accordance with IAAF Rules.

The CBAt communicates also requesting that date to the Brazilian Olympic Committee to cancel the registration of the athlete at the Games Pan American Sports - Guadalajara 2011.

Manaus, October 14, 2011

Martin Nobre dos Santos

Technical Superintendent

The thread title should be changed to:

De Silva caught for EPO!!!!!!!!!!

Then everyone could speculate if it was the Soccer playing bros, or Paula, who was runner up on Hell's Kitchen a few seasons ago.

I wonder what goes through a (dirty) athlete's mind when they get receive each of these notifications.

Sept 5 - notified of the "A" sample finding.

Oct 14 - received outcome of the "B" sample.

Do you think they are a.) more upset that they took the drug in the first place, or b.) pissed at their "administrators" for messing something up in the protocol that led to them getting caught.

Has an area record holder ever been busted for EPO before or is this the 1st time?

What about the famous Sri Lankan cricketer PA de Silva?

Actually, the problem in cricket has been steroids like with Mohammad Asif.

Only goes to show: Surpirising improvements by any distance athlete = EPO use.

Surprising impovements by a 30-year old Mo Farah = Salazar increases his interval pace.

1111111111111 wrote:

also says that she's trained by the same coach who coaches Marilson Gomes dos Santos

Looks like her coach Adauto Domingues coaches a bunch of top Brazilians -

Did Mo Farah have surprising improvements? I don't think so. His progression has been steady and (maybe or maybe not) Salazar just sharpened him up.

If you could determine drug use just from looking at times, there wouldn't be any point in drug testing.

Maybe or Maybe Not wrote:

If you could determine drug use just from looking at times, there wouldn't be any point in drug testing.

So shut up about Marion Jones already.