"She should have declared she was taking this substance," Professor Ljung-qvist said "She did not She should have asked for prior exemption. She did not."In response, White said: "The reason I did not declare it on my doping control form was because I do not take it every day. Given that it was not on the banned list, I think it is understandable that I did not realise I needed to declare it on my doping control form." White's case will be referred to her national governing body, USA Track and Field, and any action taken against her will depend not just on the medical evidence she supplies but also on clarification of modafinil's status."There is evidence that modafinil is being used as a doping substance," Ljungqvist said "It is a memory-improving, mood-enhancing psycho-stimulant. It is being used in clinical practice in place of low-dosage amphet-amines. We need to have more information in this case before we reach a conclusion.
"I would not pre-empt a decision, but it is an embarrassment to the athlete that this was neither declared nor an exemption requested. If the action taken by USATF meets with IAAF approval, all well and good Case closed. If not, we could call in the Court for Arbitration in Sport."White had been due to go for her third gold in the 4 x 100m relay final but was withdrawn from the US team after the IAAF appraised USATF of the implication of her running and then being banned. That would have involved the loss of her medals from the 100m and 200m, and also disqualification of the US team from the relay. Torri Edwards ran the anchor leg instead, and was overtaken by Christine Arron as the French quartet won gold.It is not the first time White has fallen foul of the drug- testing system. She was banned from competing in France from January to June this year after testing positive at the Parisian Golden League meeting last summer for triamcinolone acetonide.
The steroid, which is used in asthma inhalers, is banned by the French authorities but does not feature on the IAAF list.. As if England weren't already aware of his talents, Jacques Kallis sounded a warning to them with the first double- century of his career in South Africa's final game before the Fifth Test at The Oval. I didn't take the chance."There was too much analysis of things for my liking - the more I was asked to study tapes, the worse I felt I'm different now. "Now I'm back fit, I want to be positive in everything I do."He sounds more positive than at any point since France 2001 "For me, it's a question of being spontaneous. I used to pride myself on taking the opportunities that came my way, but the Lions tour - the opportunity of a lifetime - passed me by. When Balshaw most needed someone to talk his language, that someone was on the far side of the equator.Ashton, quite possibly the one coach who truly understands Balshaw, is not a member of England's inner circle, either, and has not been since the Six Nations defeat in Paris almost 18 months ago.But Balshaw, 24, has suffered so many setbacks since his last international start - a profound loss of form and confidence, a dislocated shoulder, torn ankle ligaments, a shoulder reconstruction, an eternity of inactivity - that he is now ready to respond, far more willingly than he once did, to new voices and different ideas."I'm bored with not playing," he admitted.
