Pole vaulter Shawn Barber tests positive for cocaine through kissing, report says
TORONTO — The 16-page report on Shawn Barber’s positive cocaine test reads in parts like an erotic short story.
Sex, drugs and a hotel rendezvous, with Canada’s world champion pole vaulter playing the starring role just weeks before his Olympic debut.
But hours after the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada released its report on the bizarre — and salacious — chain of events that led up to his doping violation, Barber chalked it up to a “learning experience.”
“There’s no reason to cry over spilt milk, and you can’t do anything about it, so might as well just smile and learn to love it,” Barber said on a conference call Thursday.