Hope Solo tests positive for banned substance

She will still compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Solo, 30, tested positive for Canrenone in an out-of-competition test on June
15. She claims she was taking a prescribed medication, which produced the
positive result.

“I took a medication prescribed by my personal doctor for pre-menstrual
purposes that I did not know contained a diuretic,” said Solo. “Once informed
of this fact, I immediately cooperated with USADA and shared with them
everything they needed to properly conclude that I made an honest mistake, and
that the medication did not enhance my performance in any way.”

Although Canrenone is prohibited under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and
Paralympic Movement Testing and the International Federation of Association
Football (FIFA) anti-doping rules, it is classified as a specified substance,
which can carry a reduced sanction.