JAKARTA - The German Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has sent a firm message to German athletes who will take part in the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month not to eat meat from China. They are worried that they will violate doping rules.
NADA fears their athletes are at risk of ingesting clenbuterol, a steroid used to fatten pigs and calves before being sent to slaughterhouses.
"Therefore, consumption of meat should be avoided, and alternatives should be discussed with nutritionists," NADA said in its bulletin.
The risk of contamination with clenbuterol in meat produced in China has long been mentioned by anti-doping agencies, although so far no cases have been reported.
Clenbuterol caused quite a stir in the past when cycling champion Alberto Contador tested positive for the 2010 Tour de France.
The Spanish cyclist insists he was contaminated by eating the meat he bought in Spain.
However Contador was suspended and had to lose a number of titles including the 2010 Tour de France champion and the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
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