Elly Kabboord tested positive at the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship for the banned substance Clenbuterol. She is the captain of CrossFit Mayhem Independence. They finished in second place behind Team JST Compete.
Rich Froning, Jim Hensel and Elly Kabboord sat down together and released the statement via the CrossFit Mayhem YouTube channel. See video below.
CrossFit Mayhem requested an additional two-week period to complete all testing on the supplements that Kabboord was taking. CrossFit has denied the request.
This is just one of several drug scandal affecting CrossFit Games this year. See links below for more information on those cases.
Ben Garard Has Been Suspended From CrossFit Games.
Two Top CrossFit Athletes Banned For Doping