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Australian swimmer Shayna Jack makes plea to ‘keep fighting for what’s right in sport’
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has made an emotional plea for help as she prepares to once again fight a doping violation that has stalled her career.
Two of the world’s most powerful anti-doping bodies lodged appeals in December against the two-year ban handed down to Jack.
The 22-year-old tested positive to Ligandrol, which forced her to withdraw from Australia’s squad for the world swimming championships in 2019.
She said she did not know how the banned substance entered her body, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) heard expert opinions that the amount was “pharmacologically irrelevant”, or not performance enhancing.
Jack now has reached out for support as she prepares to fight the Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) and the World…
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