Swiss soccer player suspended for one year
April 21, 2015The swiss soccer player Teuta Syla has been suspended for one year after testing positive for a banned substance. Syla tested positive after a match in the women\'s soccer league in May 2014. The analysis showed traces of two stimulants, ephedrine and oxilofrine.
Syla tested positive after a match in the women\'s soccer league in May 2014. The analysis showed traces of two stimulants, ephedrine and oxilofrine. The soccer player was also fined a total of 1820 Swiss Franc. The Swiss is the 19\'th athlete who has tested positive for oxilofrine, the same substance Asafa Powell was suspended six months for after a positive test in 2013. Syla is also the fourth athlete from Switzerland who has tested positive for this stimulant. Only two athletes has been suspended for one year after testing positive for oxilofrine. Nine has been suspended for two years. Track and field is the sport with the most cases involving oxilofrine with six cases. Five cyclists and two weightlifters has also been suspended after testing positive for the stimulant. 236 athletes has tested positive for ephedrine. 50 of these has received a two year ban, while 55 has been suspended for only three months. 16, including Syla, has been suspended for one year. US is the country with the most ephedrine cases with 26, while Sweden has 24. 18 athletes from Czech Republic has tested positive for the stimulant. Track and field is the sport with the most positive cases for ephedrine with 61. 50 cyclists and 21 swimmers has also tested positive for ephedrine.