Sucks to be Julie Coram
Stay off the juice ladies or you may be an embarrassment like Julie.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
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FYI:
July 20/08 PRESS STATEMENT:
Miss Fitness Manitoba Champion
Julie Coram tests DRUG FREE
On Monday, June 23rd, only three weeks after capturing the 2008 Miss Fitness Manitoba title amid a claim that she tested positive for several banned substances following her victory at the Ainsley McSorley FAME Model Search Championships, Julie Coram was subjected to an impromptu drug test by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), the testing body responsible for administering drug testing under the Canadian BodyBuilding Federation’s (CBBF) anti-doping program. The results are in, and Ms. Coram tested negative for all prohibited methods and substances.
“We are grateful that the CBBF subjected Julie Coram to a prompt, fair and reliable drug test,” said Rick Collins, an authority in the field of doping legalities and Ms. Coram’s lawyer. “The results were not at all surprising to us. She tested absolutely clean – she had no traces whatsoever of any banned substances in her sample. Julie has been exonerated.” Collins said that the result is particularly significant because the testing protocol of CBBF is stricter and more sophisticated than the test that FAME conducted. It is also significant in light of the substances that Julie was alleged to have tested positive for, which included a metabolite of a horse steroid that is reportedly detectable for up to five months.
The CBBF result casts serious doubt on credibility of the FAME test. World renowned doping control expert Dr. Mauro DiPasquale, who was not involved in the case but read the media coverage of Ms. Coram’s alleged positive test, commented: “Inferior drug testing protocols can yield inaccurate results; however, the reliability of the CCES drug testing protocol is in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which is considered the gold standard for drug testing.”
“Hopefully, Julie’s CCES results may encourage FAME to re-examine its anti-doping protocols and bring them up to the standards of other organizations so that true dopers can be caught and rightfully punished but innocent athletes are not ensnared,” said Mr. Collins. Meanwhile, Julie Coram is relieved that the CBBF has given her the opportunity to clear her name, and wishes to thank her many supporters who believed in her all along.
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