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Tennis player who said a kiss caused his positive methamphetamine test gets 4-year suspension (apnews.com)

submitted 5 months ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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A professional tennis player who said a kiss caused a positive methamphetamine drug test was suspended for four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Friday.

Goncalo Oliveira, who represents Venezuela, was provisionally suspended in January following a positive test in November 2024 while competing at the ATP Challenger event in Manzanillo, Mexico. Both his A and B samples contained the banned substance.

The Portuguese-born player denied taking the drug and made his argument at a hearing with an independent tribunal, which decided Oliveira couldn’t prove the drug’s presence was unintentional. [...]

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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss

[–] AngryishHumanoid@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 5 months ago

Damn, imagine how long the suspension would have been if it hadn't been from a kiss, am I right?