The young Danish cyclist Christian kornum, 21 years old, has been sanctioned with two years of suspension for the unintentious use of a prohibited substance, according to the Denmark anti -doping agency.
Corn, That he won the silver medal in the Danish Sub-23 championship on May 11 of last year, positive for methylphenidate, a compound present in medicines such as the Ritalin, usually used in treatments against ADHD. The control was carried out after its participation in that competition, when it represented the team Aalborg-Savingskassen Denmark.
The resolution clarifies that no deliberate intention was found by the corridor in the infraction, which is why a two -year suspension was chosen instead of the four that are applied in cases of intentional doping.
In your statement, Kornum explained that the eve of the championship met with his study group, in which two colleagues suffering from ADH. One of them offered him a pill, arguing that he served to improve concentration. Kornum acknowledged having taken it as an experiment, thinking that it would work as a stimulant similar to caffeine to prolong its ability to study. According to him, he did not believe that the substance had effects the next day, when he competed.
The cyclist himself voluntarily communicated during the control he had ingested Ritalin, without knowing then that it was included in the list of prohibited substances. It was at that time that he became aware of the infraction.
The sanction has retroactive effect since July 4, 2024, when Kornum himself requested to be separated provisionally while the case was resolved.
