The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has added both Xenon and Argon gases to its list of ‘Prohibited Substances and Methods.&rsqu♉o;

WADA announced their intention 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:to do so during a meeting in May, but had to wait a prescribed no♛tice period of three months after it had informed the responsible governing bodies and anti-doping authorities.

The two substances are known as Hypoxia-🐓Inducible Factor (HIF) activators and have been proven to stimulate growth of erythropoietin (EPO) and testosterone. It also reduces the level of oxygen in the blood. Until recently, WADA had not been aware of either substance and neither appeared on their watchlist. However, it came to wider attꦫention when it was discovered that Russian athletes were using Xenon during the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

Garmin-Sharp head physician Prentice Steffen lead the call for the gas to be banned by WADA. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:He spoke to Cyclingnews in February saying, “we looked into Xenon, honestly, but we had several conce🦩rns about it and we ultimately decided not to use it. There’s really nothing good in terms of safety or athletic enhancement and then you throw in the ethical considerations. I p𝔉ersonally feel that it crosses a line and that it’s unethical so we decided not to pursue it.”

Fellow MPCC members 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giant-Shimano backed up Steffen in March, after WADA announced that they would look into the effects of the gas. Steffen and the MPCC have also called for the agency to ban Tramadol, however this ha✅s not been included in the latest update.

Currently there is no test for Xenon or Argon.