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| Australia's anti-doping body has cleared Olympic champion Ian Thorpe of using banned performance-enhancing drugs. | |
| The swimmer returned a drug test in May 2006 with elevated levels of two hormones. | |
| But experts concluded that the hormones were naturally-occurring and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said Thorpe had no case to answer. | But experts concluded that the hormones were naturally-occurring and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said Thorpe had no case to answer. |
| Thorpe, who has retired from swimming, welcomed the decision. | |
| "My reputation as a fair competitor in swimming is the thing I value most," he said in a statement. | |
| "I have always been, and remain, a strong supporter of anti-doping testing." | |
| 'Unanimous' | |
| The allegations against Thorpe became public in March this year when a French newspaper published details of the test. | |
| It said that his urine sample contained abnormal levels of testosterone and leutenising hormone. | |
| The swimmer denied any wrongdoing and argued that the substances had occurred naturally in his body. | |
| ASADA said it sought input from medical professionals and scientists around the world. | |
| "Experts from these internationally respected organisations were unanimous in their opinion that the evidence available does not indicate the use of performance enhancing substances by the athlete," it said in a statement. | |
| Thorpe won five Olympic and 11 World Championship titles before he retired in November 2006. |