A dominant American middle distance runner has been banned for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid that she believes came from a burrito.
Shelby Houlihan, the reigning national champion and American record-holder at both 1,500 and 5,000 meters, wrote on social media Monday that she was provisionally banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for nandrolone, which has been found in pork. The 28-year-old wrote that she appealed the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and was informed Friday that it did not accept her explanation.
The news comes less than a week before the start of the U.