January 25, 2008
WESTERN FOOTBALL PLAYER SUSPENDED FOLLOWING POSITIVE DOPING TEST
OTTAWA (CIS) - Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Thursday that University of Western Ontario football player Matt Baxter has been suspended for two years as a result of an anti-doping rule violation.
Mr. Baxter participated in an unannounced out-of-competition doping control conducted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) on August 30, 2007. Mr. Baxter's sample is confirmed to have contained Letrozole metabolite, which is a prohibited substance that carries with it a two-year period of ineligibility.
In accordance with CIS regulations, the Western football team will not be sanctioned.
Mr. Baxter was currently completing his third year of CIS eligibility.
CIS began its doping control program in 1990. Since that time over 5,200 tests have been conducted on student-athletes and 47 doping infractions have occurred.
"Using any substance on the banned list, whether it is perceived to be performance enhancing or not, is a big gamble and quite often it is a health risk," said CIS Chief Executive Officer, Marg McGregor. "Out of respect for the game and consideration of fair play, athletes should avoid all banned substances to avoid getting sidelined."
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-one members, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 19 national championships in 11 different sports. The CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, and 27 World University Championships. For further information, visit www.universitysport.ca
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For more information, contact:
Marg McGregor
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: (613) 562-5670 ext. 26
Cell: (613) 612-2551
mcgregor@universitysport.ca
Rosemary Pitfield
Director, Communications and Marketing
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Off: (613) 521-3340 ext. 3236
Chuck Mathies
Director of Athletics
The University of Western Ontario
Off: (519) 661-2111 ext. 86716
Mr. Baxter participated in an unannounced out-of-competition doping control conducted by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) on August 30, 2007. Mr. Baxter's sample is confirmed to have contained Letrozole metabolite, which is a prohibited substance that carries with it a two-year period of ineligibility.
In accordance with CIS regulations, the Western football team will not be sanctioned.
Mr. Baxter was currently completing his third year of CIS eligibility.
CIS began its doping control program in 1990. Since that time over 5,200 tests have been conducted on student-athletes and 47 doping infractions have occurred.
"Using any substance on the banned list, whether it is perceived to be performance enhancing or not, is a big gamble and quite often it is a health risk," said CIS Chief Executive Officer, Marg McGregor. "Out of respect for the game and consideration of fair play, athletes should avoid all banned substances to avoid getting sidelined."
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-one members, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 19 national championships in 11 different sports. The CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, and 27 World University Championships. For further information, visit www.universitysport.ca
-CIS-
For more information, contact:
Marg McGregor
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: (613) 562-5670 ext. 26
Cell: (613) 612-2551
mcgregor@universitysport.ca
Rosemary Pitfield
Director, Communications and Marketing
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Off: (613) 521-3340 ext. 3236
Chuck Mathies
Director of Athletics
The University of Western Ontario
Off: (519) 661-2111 ext. 86716
