Tysse tested positive for doping
22.07.2010 World
World agencies are informing that top Norwegian walker Erik Tysse has tested positive for doping and has been suspended from all competitions.
In his sample blood booster CERA was found at a competition in Italy in May, both samples were positive. A tearful Tysse denied having used illegal drugs and questioned at a news conference Tuesday in Oslo how the test had been analyzed. In May he was second in Sesto San Giovanni at 20 km with 1:21:29 and later was fourth at World Cup in Mexico. He is also second in current standings of IAAF Race Walking Challenge.
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