http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/more/05/06/taekwondo.athlete.suspended.ap/
This is just one of the many reasons you will never EVER see me telling my kid that she must compete at anything other than a natural weight for a girl of her height, age etc. Not only is it unhealthy and can be dangerous, but it can also lead to your naming being published all over the world in Sport Illustrated as being banned from your sport.
Emilia is at least 6 feet tall I believe and turns 18 this year. She fought at the US Open in the 108-116 division. The minimum healthy weight for a girl of that stature is 138 and ideal is 159.
What a sad story.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- An American taekwondo athlete has been suspended for six months after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Thursday that Emilia Morrow has accepted a suspension after testing positive for the diuretics hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide. The 17-year-old from Rockville, Md., was tied for 30th in the world rankings in the bantamweight division as of April 1 and is a five-time junior national champion.
Morrow was tested Feb. 14 at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas. She must forfeit the silver medal she won there in the bantam division.
Morrow will be suspended six months from Feb. 14. Diuretics are listed as "specified substances," for which bans may be shorter than the standard two-year period.
This is just one of the many reasons you will never EVER see me telling my kid that she must compete at anything other than a natural weight for a girl of her height, age etc. Not only is it unhealthy and can be dangerous, but it can also lead to your naming being published all over the world in Sport Illustrated as being banned from your sport.
Emilia is at least 6 feet tall I believe and turns 18 this year. She fought at the US Open in the 108-116 division. The minimum healthy weight for a girl of that stature is 138 and ideal is 159.
What a sad story.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- An American taekwondo athlete has been suspended for six months after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Thursday that Emilia Morrow has accepted a suspension after testing positive for the diuretics hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide. The 17-year-old from Rockville, Md., was tied for 30th in the world rankings in the bantamweight division as of April 1 and is a five-time junior national champion.
Morrow was tested Feb. 14 at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas. She must forfeit the silver medal she won there in the bantam division.
Morrow will be suspended six months from Feb. 14. Diuretics are listed as "specified substances," for which bans may be shorter than the standard two-year period.