American sprinter Alia Armstrong was cleared to compete at World Indoor Championships despite positive drug test

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The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accepted American sprinter Alia Armstrong’s explanation for testing positive for the banned masking agent and diuretic spironolactone. On February 9, she tested positive during an out-of-competition test. She did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), which is a requirement to use the substance. It is not known at […]

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