Posted: March 18, 2008

(RRW) Drugs in Sport: Billiards Player Suspended For Doping

From David Monti © 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved RaceResultsWeekly.com Watch over 50 IAAF Events Live and On-Demand at WCSN.com While traditional Olympic sports like athletics and cycling tend to draw the headlines in doping cases, the sport of billiards finds itself in that unenviable position today. The Associated Press reported this morning that Germany's billiards champion, Axel Buescher, has tested positive for an EPO masking agent. According to the German Billiard Union, Buescher's positive test occurred at the German championships last November where he won the carom billiards title. In a familiar refrain, Buescher said the masking agent was an ingredient in a prescription medication for which he had not received a medical waiver. He has been suspended for one year after he passed on his right to have his "B" sample tested. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest