As the Beijing Olympics approach, the German Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) again advised athletes on Monday not to eat meat in China to avoid any risk of contamination with clenbuterol, an anabolic used to fatten pigs and pigs. calves.
To discover
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Medal Table
"
The consumption of meat should therefore, if possible, be avoided, and the alternatives should be discussed with the nutritionist
", explains NADA in its newsletter on Monday. The risk of clenbuterol contamination in meat produced in China has long been mentioned by anti-doping agencies, although no recent cases have been reported.
This anabolic has already made headlines in the past when cycling champion Alberto Contador tested positive on the 2010 Tour, at a very low dose.
In his defense, the Spaniard has always maintained that he was contaminated by eating a steak bought in Spain.
The sports authorities had however suspended him and had withdrawn the benefit of his victories after the positive control, including the Tour de France 2010 and the Giro 2011.