Boxer Ginny Fuchs escapes drug rap by claiming SEX with boyfriend gave her positive test, putting Tokyo dream at risk
BOXER Ginny Fuchs has been cleared of doping after authorities believed her defence that she was contaminated during SEX.
The promising American amateur saw her dreams of representing her country at the Olympics come crashing down with a failed test from February.
But she appealed the findings, saying the drugs came as a result of sexual intercourse with her boyfriend who was taking banned substances for therapeutic reasons.
And the United States Anti Doping Authority (USDA) accepted her version of events and cleared the 32-year-old of knowingly taking banned substances.
She is now free to pursue her dream of representing the US at next year's Tokyo Olympics.
In a statement released through USA Boxing, Fuchs said: "I had no idea that I could become contaminated by way of intimate contact with another person.
"I want to thank USA Boxing for believing in me and supporting me throughout these past few difficult months."
The doping authority also released a statement.
They said: "USADA determined that Fuchs’ male partner was using therapeutic doses of letrozole and GW1516 and the low amounts of letrozole metabolite.
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"And GW1516 metabolites detected in her sample were consistent with recent exposure to the substances via sexual transmission."
Fuchs' positive test was administered in mid-February, and she found out about the results in March.
She is now aiming for gold when the Olympics takes place next summer.
