Zemiro escapes drug ban for Olympic

Marathon runner Zohar Zemiro will be able to compete in London after the Anti-Doping Committee of Israel court settled for a one-month suspension and a reprimand following his failed drug test.
The 35-year-old, who became the first Israeli to book his place in the Games when he ran the Amsterdam Marathon in 2h14’28” in April of last year, tested positive for Terbutaline this month, an illegal substance usually found in asthma inhalers.
Zemiro pleaded guilty but explained that he has suffered from asthma symptoms for some years and a small amount of Terbutaline must have entered his body without his knowledge.
“This has been the most difficult time of my life,” said Zemiro, who will now just hope that the World Anti-Doping Agency doesn’t appeal the decision. “I’m happy that this hell is behind me.”