Bárbara Gatica defends herself after her doping: “I would never deliberately put my career and my reputation in danger”

The tennis player referred to the positive for boldenone which has today provisionally suspended her. Prepare your defense with specialists in the field.

A very hard blow received the national tennis player Bárbara Gatica, tested positive for boldenone, an anabolic steroid for veterinary use. The top singles player in the country requested the B sample of the test performed at the WTA in Bogotá and is currently defending herself before the International Tennis Integrity Agency and is provisionally suspended.

After the news was published by El Deportivo’ and then ratified by the ITIA, the national tennis player released a statement on her social media, where she referred to the situation for the first time. “Last month I received some of the most difficult news of my career: the International Tennis Federation has identified a banned substance (boldenone) in my urine sample,” he began by pointing out.

“I have never intentionally used a banned substance and I take my responsibilities as a professional athlete very seriously. As such, I would never deliberately put my career and reputation at risk.” he added.

He also confirmed that he is backed by professionals to reverse the ITA measure: “I investigated everything I consumed in the days leading up to the sample collection and hired lawyers and a biochemist to help me with this case. To prove my innocence and get back to the field as soon as possible .” sentenced.

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Source: Latercera

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