27. Oktober 2009  
Niederlande  
Artistic Gymnastics

Yuri van Gelder: 1 year ban due to cocaine consumption confirmed

Yuri VAN GELDER (NED)
(c) MINKUSimages

The Dutch artistic gymnast Yuri Van Gelder - ex-world champion 2005 and current European champion on the rings - was banned on Monday after a positiv doping test (Summer 2009) for one year. The 26 year old earlier worl- and current European champion was tested positive for cocain consumption in June, in the process of the national Dutch championships.
(* ... see GYMmedia-News from 14. 07. 2009)
Van Gelder was world champion on the rings in 2005 and obtained also the European titles in 2005, 2008 and recentlz in  Milan 2009 . The athlete has already agreed to the ban and will only be authorised to take part again earliest in October 2010 for the  next world championships in Rotterdam.
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