Ryan Garcia Compared To Serial Doper Lance Armstrong – ‘IVS Are Banned’
Ryan Garcia has been compared to Lance Armstrong following his failed VADA tests for Ostarine.
Garcia tested positive for the banned substance after two urine samples taken on April 19 and April 20 found traces of Ostarine. The substance is outlawed because it allows boxers to cut weight and increase muscle/stamina. Garcia denies any intentional usage, given the small amounts. He also highlights that he tested negative before those two failed tests.
Since then, Garcia has submitted a hair follicle sample that returned negative. He also submitted two supplements which tested positive for Ostarine, indicating contamination. However, given that the substances were unsealed, it cannot show conclusive proof. Garcia would need to show a sealed supplement from the same lot that came back positive.
Garcia’s Problems
Garcia has now found himself in more trouble. Haney’s attorney has sent a complaint to the New York State Athletic Commission comparing Garcia’s use of IVS to Armstrong. The IVS are banned by the Commission. This is because an IV can dilute or mask a banned system that is already in a boxer’s body or if it will be ingested in the future.
Armstrong denied for years that he was taking PEDs, only to admit his use of EPO. Armstrong’s career went in tatters, as all his Tour De France wins were take away from him. Garcia may not have that legacy, but he faces serious problems. Strict liability means he can suffer a ban.
That would hamper Garcia’s career, as inactivity and lost earnings would no longer make him relevant. There is also a chance that the win over Haney is turned into a no-contest. Haney’s attorney has asked the New York State Athletic Commission to do this. However, Haney’s team wants their man to be given the win, too. The following letter from Haney’s team spells trouble for Garcia.
Haney’s Team
“In our initial submission, we referenced a video of Ryan Garcia taking an IV containing a yellowish fluid. The collection forms signed by Mr. Garcia on April 19 and April 20 reflect that he was continuing IV infusions through those dates. Of course, the Haney/Garcia bout was on April 20. his has tremendous and multi-faceted implications. First, infusions are prohibited by NYAC regulations, VADA regulations, and by WADA regulations. And WBC Regulations. A video of Mr. Garcia receiving an IV of a fluid with a yellowish tinge may be found [on a DAZN build-up episode] at minutes 2:29 through 3:37. This is in addition to the disclosures on the collection forms.
“Use of saline infusions and micro-doping of EPO The USPS team made regular use of saline infusions, a prohibited method, which permits a rider to quickly reduce his hematocrit level to beat the UCI’s health check 50% hematocrit threshold and to fool the biological passport program. One of the bolder examples of the use of saline to fool the testers was at the 1998 World Championships when Armstrong’s doctor literally smuggled past a UCI official a litre of saline concealed under his raincoat and administered it to Armstrong to lower his hematocrit right before a blood check,” Team Haney
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