The OCR doping scandals have begun…

Adventurey, parent company of the OCR World Championships made public a statement about this year’s event. 

The OCR World Championship has been running since 2013 and tests the athletes on site. It has just been announced that Ryan Woods failed a drug test. He is the first competitor to have done so since the event started. As punishment, he has been banned for a year with his results being stripped. 

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Woods was the third-place finisher and his sample tested positive for DHEA which is on the list of WADA banned substances. The athlete said that he accidentally purchased, and subsequently took, the wrong drug. He included that he meant to take DHA which is an Omega 3 supplement. 

With Woods’ disqualification, Hunter McIntyre becomes the new third-place finisher. 

“We take the integrity of our competition very seriously and our anti-doping policy reflects that commitment. It’s our hope that this is a learning moment for the entire OCR community and emphasizes that each athlete has a personal responsibility to ensure their adherence to race rules and policies,” said Adventurey CEO, Adrian Bijanada in a statement.

As for Woods, his statements is as follows:

“I am in a state of shock and disgust. I would like to say I had no intention of taking a banned substance nor would I knowingly compete in an event with WADA testing while using banned substances. With that said I understand that I alone am responsible for what I put into my body. I took a supplement purchased at a grocery store called DHEA, which is a banned substance on the WADA list. In my mind, I thought I was purchasing DHA, which is omega 3’s. I had ample opportunity to correct this mistake by simply looking at a label or going to the WADA website but I never did. Instead, I packed it away in my vitamins and took it all weekend at the OCR World Championships. I am ashamed and embarrassed at my current situation of my own doing. I would like to apologize to my friends Ryan Atkins and Hunter McIntyre. I have let you guys down. I have robbed you of an incredible moment. I hope one day you guys can forgive me even though I know I will never forgive myself. I would also like to apologize to Adrian Bijanada for putting him and his event I love in this situation. I praise him though for his work for a drug free sport and despite my current circumstances I hope efforts for a drug free sport only grow. I apologize to anyone and everyone affected directly or indirectly by my actions.”