The 100 km of the Passatoreepic ultramarathon race, bearer of the healthy values of sport and effort, stained by doping. Federico Furianswinner of the last edition held between 25 and 26 May, tested positive for testosterone metabolites et al boldenone metabolites: was suspended as a precautionary measure by the National Anti-Doping Court, at the request of the competent Prosecutor’s Office. But he is not the only one to have been caught by the controls. In fact, he also tested positive for doping Alessio Grilliniwell-known triathlete, Fidal member, but above all advisor municipal Of Italia Viva a Faenza. The politician of the party of Matteo Renzi he was in turn suspended as a precaution, pending the counter-analysis......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
If Furiani was the surprise winner of the 100 km del Passatore, the 45 year old Grillini had instead placed himself around the 20th position about an hour after the winner. The Faenza councilor was caught by a test ordered by the National Anti-Doping Organisation swimming. The result was positive betametasonea substance present in drugs anti-inflammatories steroids used in the treatment of inflammation associated with various disorders, from asthma to allergies. The best known drug among these is bentelan.
“This is a drug whose use is not aimed at alter performance sportive and that an athlete can take if he has requested a temporary exemption,” he declared to The Rest of the Pug the lawyer Gianpaolo Rossiniappointed by Alessio Grillini. The same Renzian councilor explained to the local newspaper: “I never intended to alter sports results or try shortcuts. My workouts are uploaded to the Strava app, my performances are improve little by little, During the years. At the 100 km of Passatore I achieved mine best resultbut it is a time, eight hours and 12 minutes, in line with those obtained in similar races already starting this winter“.
Grillini therefore may have taken a drug containing betamethasone without asking forexemption: the use of the substance for need therapeutic in fact it does not constitute one violation of the anti-doping rules, but it must be communicated in advance. The politician of Italia Viva will be heard by the National anti-doping prosecutor’s officewhich will then submit its request to the National Anti-Doping Tribunal. It could also theoretically decide to forward the file to the judiciary ordinarybecause doping in Italy is a crime, therefore it is criminally punishable. “But the archiving it is the most probable hypothesis in cases in which the sports judge recognizes that a possible hiring took place for reasons exquisitely sanitary“, defense attorney Rossini always emphasized.