Thursday, December 24, 2009

WRESTLERS DRUG TEST


Three Russian wrestlers were also dismissed from the world of sumo last year due due to marijuana-related charges prompting widespread calls for steps to be taken to clean up the sport.“This is a great tournament, and we look forward to it every year,” Wolfpack coach Carter Jordan said. “It’s a great measuring stick for our program. We’ve done pretty well here the last two years. We were 14th two years ago and Darrion [Caldwell] won at 149 the last two years, so we’ve had some success here. Our team is a little different this year, younger but more balanced, so it will be interesting to see how we fare.”Last year, a random drug testing regime was also introduced to the sport for the first time in a bid to eliminate the growing issue of wrestlers allegedly taking performance-boosting drugs.