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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Billiards Player Suspended for Doping

Posted March 18th, 2008 at 9:15 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Drugs In Sports

drug_needleWhile traditional Olympic sports like athletics and cycling tend to draw the headlines in doping cases, the sport of billiards finds itself in that unenviable position today.

The Associated Press reported this morning that Germany’s billiards champion, Axel Buescher, has tested positive for an EPO masking agent. According to the German Billiard Union, Buescher’s positive test occurred at the German championships last November where he won the carom billiards title.

In a familiar refrain, Buescher said the masking agent was an ingredient in a prescription medication for which he had not received a medical waiver. He has been suspended for one year after he passed on his right to have his “B” sample tested.

Editor’s Note: A deeper question may be, what possible advantage can a billiards champion derive from taking EPO? In general, it seems incredibly sad that drug testing would even be necessary in a sport like billiards. However, under today’s dark cloud of drugs in sport, apparently individuals in all sports and hobbies will do just about anything for a potential advantage over the competition.
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