First North American Athlete Tests Positive for HGH

The four-year suspension of Matt Socholotiuk, the rookie running back at Ontario's University of Waterloo who was revealed this week to have tested positive for human growth hormone, has been reduced to three years. Socholotiuk is believed to be the first North American athlete caught with HGH in his system. "We have suspected HGH has been abused by certain athletes in an effort to cheat," Paul Melia, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, said in a statement. "We now have the proof. However, it is alarming and of great concern that its presence has been detected with our young athletes."

Only five athletes in the world have been caught and sanctioned for HGH use, according to the Toronto Sun.

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