Update on 2022 Copa Sur Drug Tests

July 18, 2022

Last week we announced the names of eight athletes who provided samples containing banned substances at the CrossFit Copa Sur Semifinal:

  • Pedro Martins, the second-place finisher on the men’s side at Copa Sur, provided a sample that contained clomiphene.
  • Claudia Espinosa, the third-place finisher on the women’s side at Copa Sur, provided a sample that contained metabolites of clomiphene, methenolone, and stanozolol. 
  • Mirela Bedore, a member of second-place team CrossFit Ribeirao Preta, provided a sample that contained metabolites of GW1516, LGD 4033, and stanozolol. 
  • Sabrina Dellagiustina, a member of first-place team Q21, provided a sample that contained metabolites of oxandrolone.
  • Ines Alviso, a member of fourth-place team Kingbull CrossFit Paraguay, provided a sample at the Copa Sur Semifinal that contained metabolites of GW1516. 
  • Willian Dalpogeto, a member of second-place team CrossFit Ribeirao Preta, provided a sample that contained clomiphene, metabolites of nandrolone, and stanozolol. 
  • Lumma Roberta, a member of third-place team Berrini Team Treta, provided a sample that contained gestrinone and metabolites of GW1516.
  • Phablo Lima, a member of third-place team Berrini Team Treta, provided a sample that contained ostarine, metabolites of oxandrolone, and GW1516.

Pedro Martins and Mirela Bedore are appealing the results. Ines Alviso is awaiting results from the B sample analysis.

Claudia Espinosa, Sabrina Dellagiustina, Willian Dalpogeto, Lumma Roberta, and Phablo Lima have received a four-year sanction starting on June 12, 2022. 

For a full list of athletes serving sanctions, read “CrossFit Athletes Serving Sanctions for Drug Violations.”

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