Slovak Shot Putter is Punted from Competition

Surprise, surprise another beefy, power track & field athlete from the Eastern block has received a lifetime ban for doping. Slovakian shot putter Mikulas Konopka has been banned by his country's athletics federation followed a positive test result for metandienon. This is the second time the 2007 European Indoor Track Champion shot putter has tested positive for steroids. The 29 year old tested positive for stanozolol in 2002.