But you would be wrong thinking that, because the world’s top-ranked bridge player just got himself suspended for doping. BREAKING NEWS; Bridge player, Geir Helgemo (MON), is ban because of positive doping test. https://t.co/joiPnDVPvr pic.twitter.com/c9J6MKgKNi — Anti-Doping World (@AntiDopingWorld) February 28, 2019As announced Thursday by the World Bridge Federation, Geir Helgemo has been suspended for one year after he tested positive for synthetic testosterone and Clomiphene, a fertility drug that accelerates testosterone production in men, after last September’s World Bridge Series in Orlando. The WBF said Helgemo — a Norwegian-born player who now competes for Monaco — admitted to doping and accepted his suspension, which ends Nov. 20. The sedentary world of top-level bridge has somehow been on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s radar for years now.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2019 17:03 UTC