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'Lean-meat powder' scares sports field
“瘦肉精”引体坛惶恐

A drug named 'clenbuterol', commonly known as 'lean-meat power', has ruined many famous athletes' careers and has cast a shroud over the world of professional sports.

A drug named "clenbuterol", commonly known as "lean-meat power", has ruined many famous athletes' careers and has cast a shroud over the world of professional sports.
The French Anti-Doping Agency issued a statement requiring all French athletes not to eat meat during competitions in China, since having meat there may lead to detection of substances in doping tests, Sina.com reports. 据新浪网报道,法国反兴奋剂机构发表声明,要求所有法国运动员到中国参赛不得食用中国肉制品,因为食用中国肉制品容易被检测出兴奋剂含量。
The statement highlighted the risk of ingesting a drug named "clenbuterol", commonly known as "lean-meat power", which can be used to speed up animal growth rates and increase lean meat content. 声明提到运动员可能会误食违禁药物“盐酸克伦特罗”,俗称“瘦肉精”,被不法者用于加快动物瘦肉生长速度、提高瘦肉量。
The drug reportedly has ruined many famous athletes' careers and has cast a shroud over the world of professional sports. 目前,“瘦肉精”已让不少名将折戟,“瘦肉精”阴云笼罩职业体坛。
On April 17th, the Chinese swimming team held a mobilization meeting for World Championships. Shang Xiutang, director of the swimming centre, stated that any team member found eating out would lose the qualification for the World Championships. 4月17日,在国家游泳队举行世锦赛动员大会上,游泳中心主任尚修堂明确表示:“若哪位队员被发现外出就餐,将被取消参加世锦赛的资格。”

When Shuanghui incident came to light in March this year, Zhang Lin, the swimming champion stressed that "lean-meat power" has caused a lot of trouble for athletes. "A lot of athletes have been framed by this powder." he said.

(China.org.cn April 21, 2011)

今年3月双汇事件曝光后,游泳名将张琳也特别强调,“瘦肉精”给运动员增添了不少麻烦:“很多的运动员都是被这个瘦肉精陷害的!”

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