I don't normally do this, but this is issue is important enough to me that I thought I'd throw it out there for all of you:
Kelly Guest and his family are family friends of mine - Kelly is a talented London born and (mostly) raised triathelete who was banned from competition in 2002 after testing positive for a substance that was traced to a nutritional supplement he was using at the time. He competed, trained, and is close to Simon Whitfield - which should give you a picture of the talents he has.
I received the following request from his family today and would ask that anyone who is supportive of Kelly's situation consider sending their opinions to the Centre for the Ethics in Sport (CCES) by way of a letter or email to the President and the Chairperson of the Board.
Here are a few links highlighting the main issues of the story if you'd like more information:You will remember that in 2002 our family was devastated by the news that our son Kelly had a positive drug test and was being sent home from the Commonwealth Games. Kelly was found to be innocent of any intention to cheat but due to the doping rules in place at the time, he was obliged to serve a two-year ban from Triathlon and from all competitive sport. The black mark on his reputation from this positive drug test continues to this day.
Recently, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) acknowledged in writing that it is possible Kelly’s 2002 drug test may have been a false positive caused by a phenomenon known as “active urine”. Although the CCES acknowledges that it may have been a false positive, they take the position that Kelly’s record should stand while we take the position that Kelly’s record must be cleared. We are arguing that “possibly guilty” does not meet any test of justice in Canada and CCES has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Kelly actually had a doping infraction that would warrant his suspension. Unfortunately, there is no appeal available from this CCES decision.
We are now embarking on a campaign to bring public pressure to bear on the CCES. We intend to continue to pressure them until they “do the right thing” by clearing Kelly’s name.
http://www.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-CASE-GuestBrief-E.pdf
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Sports/Columnists/Dalla_Costa_Morris/2008/08/15/6460006-sun.html
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2002/07/26/canadiandopingtest020726.html
I will post a sample letter momentarily that you could use (this is getting too big)
If you have any other specific questions or concerns, please feel free to PM me directly.
Thanks,
Happymommy
