Pubdate: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 Source: Winnipeg Sun (CN MB) Copyright: 2006 Canoe Limited Partnership Contact: http://www.winnipegsun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/503 Author: Glen Dawkins Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm (Drug Test) Note: See paragraphs titled: Tackling Drugs DUATHLETES TO BE HONOURED A pair of Manitoba triathletes will be honoured when Triathlon Canada hands out its 2005 awards in June. Erin Braun will pick up the Under-23 Female Duathlete of the Year award while Blair Peters has been named Junior Male Duathlete of the Year, it was announced by Triathlon Canada. The awards will be presented during the Canadian Triathlon Championships, June 30 in Brampton, Ont. TACKLING DRUGS: The Sport Medicine Council of Manitoba in partnership with Sport Manitoba, Coaching Manitoba and the Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba will be holding the first provincial Drug Education Training Workshop for athlete support personnel, tomorrow at noon at Room 136 at the University of Manitoba Frank Kennedy Centre. At the national level, 80% of the positive drug tests for banned substances are for marijuana. Binge drinking by athletes is still a problem. The four-hour workshop will provide a strategy to address all substances that athletes use or misuse. More than 80 athlete support personnel including therapists, coaches and strength trainers who work directly with provincial athletes will attend. The main focus of the workshop will be education on a comprehensive approach for making decisions to take or avoid banned and illegal drugs. BADMINTON PROVINCIALS: David Harrison and Jennifer Linley of the Winnipeg Winter Club are the top male and female seeds when Badminton Manitoba holds the Manitoba Provincial Badminton Championships, this weekend at the Winter Club. Play begin today at 5 p.m., and continues tomorrow at 8 a.m. The finals are 11:30 a.m., on Sunday. MAKE A SPLASH: Canada's Junior Women's National Water Polo Team placed third at France's International Tournament in Nancy, France, last weekend. The Canadian squad, which included Winnipeg Bushido goalie Serena Bredin, began the four-team tournament with two losses and finished off with an 11-8 victory over Ukraine Senior National Team. The team is preparing for this summer's Pan American Championships in Montreal, which will serve as the qualification event for the 2007 FINA Junior World Championships. The junior national team will train in Montreal prior to the Pan Am Championships. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman