Russians Release Mo Farah's TUEs
Russians Release Mo Farah's TUEs
Fancy Bear's fourth release was a doozy--it includes hacked Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Mo Farah, Ariana Washington, Francine Niyonsaba, and more. Tennis
Fancy Bear's fourth release was a doozy--it includes hacked Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Mo Farah, Ariana Washington, Francine Niyonsaba, and more. Tennis player Rafael Nadal and swimming medalist Laszlo Cseh were also in the latest release.
Farah had TUEs in 2008 and 2014 that seem mostly innocuous. His 2008 TUE is for a method that's no longer banned, and his 2014 TUEs are for an IV and painkillers after he collapsed in Park City, Utah. Farah won Olympic gold in the 10K and 5K, and none of his TUEs were ongoing.
Niyonsaba, who took second in the women's 800m at the Olympics, has an ongoing TUE for a daily dose of tibolone. Tibolone is a synthetic hormone that replaces low estrogen levels, and is typically used to replenish hormones in women suffering from menopause. It has estrogenic effects, which is basically the opposite action of athletic performance enhancement, and it seems likely that Niyonsaba was taking the drug for personal health reasons. The specific drug Niyonsaba was taking, Livial, "mimics the activity of the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone." If Niyonsaba were hyperandrogenic, then it would seem that this drug would counteract some of the effects of hyperandrogenism.
French hurdler Dimitri Bascou, who took bronze in the men's 110m hurdles in Rio, had a TUE from 2009-2013 for an inhaler.
Oregon sprinter Ariana Washington, who swept the 100m and 200m at the NCAA outdoor championships, had a TUE in late July 2014 during the IAAF World Junior Championships. Her TUE was for eight days' use of methylprednisolone, an anti-inflammatory drug.
Farah had TUEs in 2008 and 2014 that seem mostly innocuous. His 2008 TUE is for a method that's no longer banned, and his 2014 TUEs are for an IV and painkillers after he collapsed in Park City, Utah. Farah won Olympic gold in the 10K and 5K, and none of his TUEs were ongoing.
June 2015, Mo Farah was asked directly before the Birmingham Diamond League meeting about how many TUEs he'd had ... pic.twitter.com/W7SGEZL5SF
— Sean Ingle (@seaningle) September 19, 2016
Farah has questions to answer but the method he used to inject Triamcinolone is no longer banned. pic.twitter.com/vRoduosOyR
— Ben Rumsby (@ben_rumsby) September 19, 2016
Niyonsaba, who took second in the women's 800m at the Olympics, has an ongoing TUE for a daily dose of tibolone. Tibolone is a synthetic hormone that replaces low estrogen levels, and is typically used to replenish hormones in women suffering from menopause. It has estrogenic effects, which is basically the opposite action of athletic performance enhancement, and it seems likely that Niyonsaba was taking the drug for personal health reasons. The specific drug Niyonsaba was taking, Livial, "mimics the activity of the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone." If Niyonsaba were hyperandrogenic, then it would seem that this drug would counteract some of the effects of hyperandrogenism.
French hurdler Dimitri Bascou, who took bronze in the men's 110m hurdles in Rio, had a TUE from 2009-2013 for an inhaler.
Oregon sprinter Ariana Washington, who swept the 100m and 200m at the NCAA outdoor championships, had a TUE in late July 2014 during the IAAF World Junior Championships. Her TUE was for eight days' use of methylprednisolone, an anti-inflammatory drug.