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It would take up to three months for the results of Comrades Marathon winner Ludwick Mamabolo\u2019s B-sample test, the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport said yesterday. <\/p>\n
\u201cOnce the athlete has given a verbal indication that he would like to have his B-sample tested, it is two weeks before the process can begin,\u201d said CEO Khalid Galant. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking at around two to three months before we know the results.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mamabolo won the Comrades Marathon on June 3 and tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine, and has requested that his B-sample be tested to clear his name. <\/p>\n
Mamabolo has not been stripped of his title, pending the investigation, but is provisionally suspended from all sport until he is cleared. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe, Mamabolo, has a provisional suspension. Up until the hearing he cannot participate in any sport. The same was the case with Lance Armstrong.\u201d <\/p>\n
Seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong, was training for a triathlon to be held in France on June 24, but began a suspension when allegations of doping were announced on June 13. <\/p>\n
Mamabolo finished second in the Comrades in 2010 and seventh in 2011. <\/p>\n
Comrades marathon media officer Delaine Cools confirmed that Mamabolo was tested in his two previous races. <\/p>\n
\u201cAll the top athletes are tested and he would have definitely been tested in 2010 and 2011,\u201d said Cools. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Comrades Ma- rathon Association general manager Gary Boshoff said he was satisfied with the testing process. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe drug-testing protocol employed by Drug Free Sport SA ensures that the race remains a fair contest between the best ultra-distance athletes in the world,\u201d said Boshoff. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe CMA has full confidence in the protocol employed by Drug Free Sport SA and will continue to use their proven expertise to protect the race against cheaters,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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