Triathlete Imogen Simmonds Attributes Positive Doping Test to Partner's Use of Banned Substance

The former Ironman European champion claims the substance entered her system through intimate contact and plans to present evidence to clear her name.

Swiss triathlete Imogen Simmonds tested positive for Ligandrol, a banned muscle-building substance, during a routine doping test on December 8, 2024.
Simmonds asserts that the substance entered her system through bodily fluid transfer from her long-term partner, who was using Ligandrol for personal physique enhancement.
Haarproben (hair sample analysis) confirmed that Simmonds had not directly ingested Ligandrol, while her partner tested positive for the substance.
Additional doping tests conducted six days before and 22 days after the positive result showed no traces of Ligandrol in Simmonds' system.
Simmonds has enlisted legal and scientific experts to present her findings to the International Testing Agency (ITA) in an effort to prove her innocence.

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