Yineth Varón Parra is a Colombian

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who plays for CD Generaciones Palmiranas.

Career

Varón was called up for the 2011 World Cup on June 15 after Paula Forero was injured in a training season. On June 28, marking the start of the tournament, she was suspended provisionally by FIFA as she failed an anti-doping test, leaving the Colombia national team one goalkeeper short. The following day the

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explained Varón was subjected to a hormonal treatment months earlier without informing the federation. FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings after the B sample confirmed the result, and on August 25 a two-year suspension was decreed. Varón later explained that suffering from

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and low hemoglobin she decided to take three 12.5 mg microdoses of nandrolone decanoate between February 25 and March 29 under doctor Raúl Henao as she thought she wouldn't compete in the following months. Dr. Henao was surprised that such treatment could cause the test failure.National team goalkeeper explains the reason of her anti-doping failure.

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* 1982 births Living people Women's association football goalkeepers Colombian women's footballers 21st-century Colombian sportswomen Colombia women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Doping cases in association football {{Colombia-women-footy-bio-stub