At least in the case of Canelo Alvarez.
The small amounts found in his system were consistent with meat contamination.
And we know that for reasons of greed and profit the Mexican cattle industry is rife with the practice of using steroids with livestock.
Additionally, there have been instances of other Mexican athletes running into the same problem.
WADA drops clenbuterol case against Mexican soccer players
Mexican beef can be a legitimate excuse for clenbuterol in an athlete's blood sample, the World Anti-Doping Agency said
Based on all that I think Canelo's excuse was reasonable. Do you agree?
The small amounts found in his system were consistent with meat contamination.
And we know that for reasons of greed and profit the Mexican cattle industry is rife with the practice of using steroids with livestock.
Additionally, there have been instances of other Mexican athletes running into the same problem.
WADA drops clenbuterol case against Mexican soccer players
Mexican beef can be a legitimate excuse for clenbuterol in an athlete's blood sample, the World Anti-Doping Agency said
Based on all that I think Canelo's excuse was reasonable. Do you agree?
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