2 More Canadian Athletes Suspended After Testing Positive for Stanozolol

TORONTO —  Canadian weightlifter Bob Karsch has been suspended from competition for two years after testing positive for use of steroids, the Canadian Weightlifting Federation confirmed Wednesday night.

Federation President Yvon Chouinard said a urine sample provided by Karsch at the national championships in Sarnia, Ontario, two weeks ago revealed traces of the anabolic steroid stanozolol, the same muscle-building drug used by sprinter Ben Johnson, who was banned for two years after testing positive at the Seoul Olympics.

Earlier in the day, the Canadian Track and Field Assn. announced that national women’s hurdles champion Julie Rocheleau-Baumann was suspended after a positive out-of-competition test, also for stanozolol.