Anti-doping authorities have warned athletes against being coached by cyclist Karl Murray while he serves a doping ban.
Drug Free Sport NZ has formally recognised a two-year ban imposed on the Aucklander in April 2014 by the New Caledonia Anti-Doping Commission after returning a positive drug test for Testosterone and Nandrolone.
Drug-Free Sport head Graeme Steel said his organisation was not formally notified of the 2014 decision by the Commission and only became aware of the ban earlier this year.
Murray's ban extends to coaching and training and Steel warns athletes who may be working with Murray to take heed of this.
"The rules have changed, so we're urging any New Zealand athletes who are bound by the Sports Anti-Doping Rules and who may be receiving coaching or training from Mr Murray to cease working with him. Under the new anti-doping rules, an athlete may be committing an offence if they associate in a professional or sport-related capacity with someone who is serving a ban for doping," Mr Steel says.
