Italian rugby player Davide Vasta tests positive for a record 11 banned substances

ByEurosport

Updated 26/03/2016 at 19:29 GMT

Italian rugby player Davide Vasta has tested positive for 11 banned substances – apparently a record-breaking number.

Doping test kits, generic (Reuters)

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Vasta, who plays in the country’s third division for Amatori Catania, tested positive for a cocktail of anabolic substances.

“I didn’t know that the substances would have remained in my body for so long,” Vasta explained, insisting that he took the drugs more than a year ago.

“I put my health in serious risk but also my team and my fans.

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“It was a big mistake and I feel sorry about it. I’m shocked”

According to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, the previous record for the number of banned substances found in a single athlete’s test was seven.

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