US Paralympic star, Roderick Townsend who took his dog's medication after sharing a syringe with his dying pet is cleared of doping
American Paralympic athlete, Roderick Townsend, who took his dog's medication after sharing a syringe with his dying pet is cleared of doping and free to compete at the 2024 Paris Games. The three-time Paralympic gold medalist tested positive for capromorelin, a growth hormone stimulator that is prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing on November 1, 2023.'' But, following an investigation, it transpires that all was not as it seemed and Townsend provided an abnormal sample through no fault of his own. A USADA investigation into Townsend found that the athlete had been giving his dog, who has since passed, specific medicine which contained capromorelin. Townsend, who sustained permanent nerve damage to his right arm and shoulder at birth, provided evidence of a prescription liquid pet medication containing the substance as he was trying to stabilise his dog's...