2 0 0 3 ▁I CF ▁C ano e ▁S print ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁Georgia ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁U leg in ▁initially ▁won ▁g olds ▁in ▁the ▁C - 4 ▁ 2 0 0 ▁m ▁and ▁C - 4 ▁ 5 0 0 ▁m ▁events , ▁and ▁a ▁silver ▁in ▁the ▁C - 2 ▁ 5 0 0 ▁m ▁event . ▁However , ▁U leg in ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁do ping ▁at ▁those ▁champion ships . ▁A ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁International ▁C ano e ▁Federation ▁( IC F ) ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁meeting ▁in ▁Prag ue , ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁confirmed ▁that ▁U leg in ' s ▁B - sample ▁was ▁positive ▁like ▁the ▁A - test ▁he ▁gave ▁in ▁G aines ville . ▁This ▁led ▁the ▁I CF ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁two - year ▁susp ension ▁for ▁U leg in ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁U leg in ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁s print ▁can oe ist ▁ ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁med als ▁for ▁do ping ▁either ▁at ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁or ▁the ▁World ▁champion ships ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁U leg in ▁served ▁his ▁two - year ▁susp ension , ▁missing ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁I CF ▁C ano e ▁S print ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Zag reb ,