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Michael Phelps acknowledges pot pipe photo and apologizes
[SIZE=-1]Los Angeles Times[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Swimmer Michael Phelps, who has won more gold medals than anyone in Olympic history, acknowledged Sunday he had engaged in "regrettable" behavior and shown "bad judgment" after a photo of him smoking what appears to be marijuana from a glass pipe was published in a British tabloid over the weekend.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Marijuana is classified by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which oversees Olympic and international drug testing, as a banned "in-competition" substance, meaning Phelps is unlikely to face any punishment or suspension. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Marijuana, though not considered performance-enhancing, was added to the International Olympic Committee's list of banned substances after the 1998 Olympics. Its use among Olympic athletes became a matter of public debate after Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati tested positive after winning a gold medal in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. Rebagliati was initially stripped of his medal, but in the end kept it because marijuana was, at the time, not on the list.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]An athlete is subject to WADA sanctions only for a positive test that occurs during competition periods, according to David Howman, executive director of WADA.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]But he suggested U.S. swimming officials or the sport's world organization, FINA, could punish Phelps if there is "sufficient evidence to indicate possession, supply or distribution." ...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Los Angeles Times[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Swimmer Michael Phelps, who has won more gold medals than anyone in Olympic history, acknowledged Sunday he had engaged in "regrettable" behavior and shown "bad judgment" after a photo of him smoking what appears to be marijuana from a glass pipe was published in a British tabloid over the weekend.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Marijuana is classified by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which oversees Olympic and international drug testing, as a banned "in-competition" substance, meaning Phelps is unlikely to face any punishment or suspension. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Marijuana, though not considered performance-enhancing, was added to the International Olympic Committee's list of banned substances after the 1998 Olympics. Its use among Olympic athletes became a matter of public debate after Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati tested positive after winning a gold medal in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. Rebagliati was initially stripped of his medal, but in the end kept it because marijuana was, at the time, not on the list.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]An athlete is subject to WADA sanctions only for a positive test that occurs during competition periods, according to David Howman, executive director of WADA.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]But he suggested U.S. swimming officials or the sport's world organization, FINA, could punish Phelps if there is "sufficient evidence to indicate possession, supply or distribution." ...[/SIZE]
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